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Rondout Memories
Aug 15, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Rondout Memories

Seen from the North Shore Line bridge, a Milwaukee Road F7 4-6-4 rips through Rondout, Ill., with train 15, the…

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Stranger on the West Shore
Aug 2, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Stranger on the West Shore

NYC’s eastbound 20th Century Limited slows for a station stop at South Bend, Ind., in October 1962. Louis A. Marre…

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GATX reporting marks
Aug 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

GATX reporting marks

Q My employer receives plastic pellets in rail cars. Recently, I saw a car that was marked with GATX on…

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Isolating locomotives
Aug 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Isolating locomotives

Q What does it mean when diesel locomotives are “isolated?”— Ray Russell, Naples, Fla. A “Isolating” a particular locomotive in…

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Pennsy Tubular Train
Aug 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Pennsy Tubular Train

The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Keystone Tubular Train, built by The Budd Co. in 1956, was designed to hug the rails tighter…

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Weight of trains
Aug 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Weight of trains

The tonnage profile for this Canadian National intermodal train gives overview and detailed information. Ray Weart collection Q When someone…

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Rushin’ through Ruskin
Jul 31, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Rushin’ through Ruskin

CSX ES44DC No. 5254 pulls the Tropicana Juice Train northbound, crossing the Little Manatee River at Ruskin, Fla., on Aug.…

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Readers’ Choice RR FasTrack plan
Jul 25, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Readers’ Choice RR FasTrack plan

Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally…

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