Diesel locomotive builders explored
Diesel locomotive builders 1. American Locomotive Company For many years after World War II, Alco — the American Locomotive Company…
Read moreDiesel locomotive builders 1. American Locomotive Company For many years after World War II, Alco — the American Locomotive Company…
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Train orders The train order, variously called the “flimsy” or the “tissue” — together with its attendant operators, train order…
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The year was 1978, and I was an assistant roadmaster for the Burlington Northern out of Lincoln, Neb. Through…
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Rotary snowplow Snow … There are few things that mother nature can throw at the unsuspecting railroader that can wreak…
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I became a railfan at age three, near the end of World War II. Awaiting the return of my…
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BOYERTOWN, Pa. — The former private car of steel magnate Charles Schwab, the 1917 Pullman-built solarium-sleeper Loretto, arrived Wednesday, Jan.…
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Shortline railroading For many independent shortline operators, staying fiscally sound today means disregarding so much of what was once a…
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U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward must have thought he was making the real estate deal of a lifetime…
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DULUTH, Minn. — Following successful test runs and a single excursion in autumn 2023, the Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s Duluth,…
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DETROIT — The landmark Michigan Central Station, undergoing revival by the Ford Motor Co. as a technology hub, could also…
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