5 traits of the Ann Arbor Railroad
Michigan was and still is no stranger to railroads small yet unique enough to attract a following. The former…
Read moreMichigan was and still is no stranger to railroads small yet unique enough to attract a following. The former…
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Typical of their brethren everywhere, even a century after the fact many railroaders still called certain southern Michigan branchline…
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When created, Burlington Northern had a greater extent than any other U. S. railroad: Vancouver, British Columbia, to Pensacola,…
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It was an oddball branch line with a just-as-odd history that is still worth recounting. The Rio Grande’s…
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Strictly speaking, Grand Trunk Western is not a “fallen flag.” GTW still reports to regulators as a separate Class…
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Burlington Route history begins with the Aurora Branch Railroad, chartered on Feb. 12, 1849, to build a line from Aurora,…
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Compared to the likes of the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Western Pacific Railroad can be…
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The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you…
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First the tracks were built east. Then west. Then west some more. Such were the uncertain beginnings of what…
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Here are five traits of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton that made it special. The DT&I was formed in…
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Although the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway employed several nicknames — “Dixie Line,” “Nashville Road,” and “Lookout Mountain Route”…
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois history was special to those to watched the railroad firsthand. In the pantheon of…
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