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About: Brian Schmidt, Classic Trains Editor
Brian is the editor of Classic Trains Magazine. He joined Kalmbach Media in June 2012 with the Trains Magazine staff. He is an N scale model railroader and a railroadiana collector.
Posts by Brian Schmidt, Classic Trains Editor:
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Classic Trains Film Archive | Midwestern and Eastern U.S. cities, J. David Ingles Reel UNK2
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Chasing Big Boy 4014 to Las Vegas
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Remembering New York Central passenger trains
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JJ Ruest: Mergers less effective in post-PSR world NEWSWIRE
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Freight car outlook: More stored, fewer to be built NEWSWIRE
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Railcar makers Trinity, Greenbrier introduce high-capacity hoppers at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis NEWSWIRE
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FreightCar America debuts first forged knuckle NEWSWIRE
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The final chapter closes on Toledo’s Hallett Tower NEWSWIRE
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Squires ‘pleased’ with NS operations changes NEWSWIRE
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Three items on the Surface Transportation Board’s 2019 agenda NEWSWIRE
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Sensitive freight trucks and face-detection software debut at Railway Interchange NEWSWIRE
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Book Review: Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock
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Book Review: Central of New Jersey Steam Locomotive Planbook
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Book Review: Streamliners
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Illinois museum acquires well-traveled electric locomotive from New England NEWSWIRE
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CSX closes out the tower era in Fostoria NEWSWIRE
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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: UP donates B40-8 to Illinois Railway Museum NEWSWIRE
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