What industries for an Idaho model railroad in the 1940s?
Q: I am looking for suggestions for industries for an Idaho model railroad in the 1940s. I’m working on building…
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Rumors of the death of railroad fiction are greatly exaggerated. The veteran railroad journalist Fred Frailey made that clear a…
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Trona Railway The California desert is different from the rest of the state. Remote, vast, and lonely, it is a…
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The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route, had many Zephyrs. But out of all the…
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CHICAGO — Three cars making their first appearance will highlight the tours of Pullman-built railcars offered as part of Pullman…
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Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly since World War II. Experience leads me to list these eight technological breakthroughs as…
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DARIEN, Conn. – Genesee & Wyoming on Sunday marked the 125th anniversary of the company’s founding with a flag-raising ceremony…
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For railroading, the EMD SD40, was a stellar standout. Between January 1966 and August 1972, more than 1,250…
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Electrification of railroads North American freight trains are powered by diesel locomotives. Before the diesels, steam engines did the work.…
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If there’s one thing you could never accuse the late Jerry Joe Jacobson of, it was thinking small. At every…
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CHICAGO — Passengers who drifted in to the westbound California Zephyr’s crowded Sightseer Lounge leaving Chicago on Tuesday found themselves…
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On February 2, 1949, 75 years ago, a train arrived in New York harbor. It was not on the rails…
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