GATX reporting marks
Q My employer receives plastic pellets in rail cars. Recently, I saw a car that was marked with GATX on…
Read moreQ My employer receives plastic pellets in rail cars. Recently, I saw a car that was marked with GATX on…
Read moreQ What does it mean when diesel locomotives are “isolated?”— Ray Russell, Naples, Fla. A “Isolating” a particular locomotive in…
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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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The tonnage profile for this Canadian National intermodal train gives overview and detailed information. Ray Weart collection Q When someone…
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CSX ES44DC No. 5254 pulls the Tropicana Juice Train northbound, crossing the Little Manatee River at Ruskin, Fla., on Aug.…
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Watch video clips of Chicago & North Western steam and diesel trains in action, from the Herron Rail Video collection.…
Read moreFor railroad builders in North America, a 2.2 percent climb was considered the standard maximum grade for a well-engineered mountain…
Read moreWatch video clips of Chicago & North Western steam and diesel trains in action, from the Herron Rail Video collection.…
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The death of Richard Steinheimer on May 4, 2011, closed out a career that, in the world of railroad photography,…
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Firemen on oil-burners like SP 4-8-2 4360 at Pinole, Calif., had to be sure the fuel was not too hot,…
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High speed in New England in the 1970s meant these turbine-powered trainsets built by United Aircraft, which sprinted between Boston…
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1950: Dieselization – Ten Class 1 railroads had already dieselized before this year, including the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay;…
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