Eastern mainline profiles
Compared here are the world’s most important main lines across the most important freight territory on earth, at a time…
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The New Haven’s heavy passenger orientation is obvious, especially on the New York-Boston Shore Line. On the electrified West End,…
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This is a snapshot of traffic across the Continental Divide in 1980 and 2000 on U.S. transcontinental routes. It’s inherent…
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Coal is the No. 1 rail-shipped commodity by tonnage in the U.S., and power plants consume most of it. Three…
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger shares a…
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Orange poppies and a beautiful blue sky frame Union Pacific boxcars at Eugene Yard, Ore., in May 2009. Tyler J.…
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Bloomer Line GP9 No. 7561 spots grain cars at Cullom, Ill., on Aug. 13, 2007. Though Bloomer operates ex-Illinois Central…
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A supplement to the Classic Trains Online Look Back e-mail newsletter Susquehanna 2514, a well-cared-for Pacific built for the Erie…
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Having a professional builder design and construct a toy train or scale model railroad may not be for everyone. But…
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BNSF 9801 led this coal train through Willow Creek, Ind., on Jan. 1, 2009. DETX 994336 is one of 5,700…
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When the TRAINS staff began preparing its April 2010 report on obscure coal moves in North America, we got more…
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