Gleaming SD9 reminds us of Nickel Plate Road’s big switch
Just when you think recent progress in railroad preservation can’t get any better — I’m thinking here of everything…
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Abraham Lincoln railcar In early 2023, I had the unique opportunity to take a step back in time, experiencing a…
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CALGARY, Alberta – Mark your calendars for April 2024. That’s when Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 will embark on a…
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Track classifications are among the most basic — and essential — operating considerations in railroading, and an army of workers…
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NORTH JUDSON, Ind. — After two years of restoration work using an all-volunteer labor force, the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum…
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Locomotive controls Locomotive controls remained fairly standardized since diesels first invaded the roundhouses of America’s railroads in the 1930s. There’s…
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In 1981, I was a locomotive engineer for the Chicago & North Western Railway based out of Council Bluffs, Iowa,…
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Hydrogen locomotive Hydrogen powered locomotives have been getting plenty of press lately, with several railroads, large and small, taking the…
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OSCEOLA, Wis. — Trains Magazine has announced an exclusive photo charter to be held Sept. 11-12 at the Minnesota Transportation…
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Transcontinental Railroad Workers who built the first Transcontinental Railroad, by hand, in the late 1860s labored through grueling heat, biting…
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Norfolk Southern high hoods The high-hood locomotive once numbered in the hundreds on the Norfolk Southern roster, charged with every…
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MUNCIE, Ind. — Nickle Plate Road SD9 No. 358 is nearing the end of a lengthy process of restoration to…
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