Rail shipments for an oyster cannery
Q: I was wondering if you could provide me with information on what kind of loads an oyster cannery sends…
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Of the many first-rate photographers who became fascinated by postwar railroading, one of the best was James La Vake. An…
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Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Despite having a large population with…
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Prior to the time of the streamliners, North American passenger trains were not particularly colorful. Most sleeping cars were Pullman…
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EMDs SD90MAC Convertibles were a product of the mid-1990s, when EMD and GE were in a horsepower race to produce…
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Facts and features Name: Mon Yough Valley RRScale: HO and HOn3Size: model railroad: 41 x 53 feet, room: 44′-0″ x…
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Most Alco fans head for the Northeast’s safe haven of Alco-operating short line railroads. But viewing Virginia’s only Alco short…
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Facts and features Name: Rio Grande SouthernScale: Sn3 (1:64 proportion, 3-foot gauge track)Size: 22 x 22 feetPrototype: Rio Grande SouthernLocale:…
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It was my bittersweet duty last week to write an obituary for illustrator Bob Wegner, one of the all-time greats…
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At the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines station in Cape May, N.J., an RDC1 and Pennsy E6 Atlantic No. 645 share the…
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Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Smoking is a habit that’s never appealed to me. No smoking for me. During my time…
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In Washington State’s Cascade Tunnel, it’s time to reach for the air packs if the ventilation fails. It happened to…
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