Railroad reporting marks 101
Railroad reporting marks Railroad cars are identified by two, three, or four letters and by a number of up to…
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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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General Electric’s U30C Up in the north woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sits the last serviceable U30C — LSI No.…
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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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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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Locomotive power 2024 Someone turned on the new locomotive faucet, but its just a slow drip right now. For several…
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More than a few times, photographs in the Kalmbach library have sent me searching for railroads and places I’ve never…
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Boise Locomotive’s MK1200Gs During the heyday of ultra-low emission liquid natural gas as an alternative to diesel propulsion, Boise Locomotive…
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In the past, railroad dining car meals were something to write home about, positively. A notable summary of this…
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The Illinois Central’s EMD SD40A diesel locomotive resulted from the railroad’s desire to increase fuel capacity. “Customer modifications to production…
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