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Rule “X”
May 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Rule “X”

Q While listening to the scanner during bad weather, I heard the Canadian National Rail Traffic Controller remind train crews…

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Ride ‘Em While You Can
Apr 25, 2011·Passenger Service·Classic Trains

Ride ‘Em While You Can

Eastern trip, April 20–26 PC No. 66, Chicago–Cincinnati, April 20 PC E7 4211 (ex-PRR), PRR B60 baggage car, PC coach…

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Cruel and inhuman punishment
Apr 18, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Cruel and inhuman punishment

Low-drivered 2-8-0 No. 2174 struggles to keep up with 4-6-0 No. 1389 on CN train 48 for Winnipeg. Hal Lewis…

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Through the Selkirk Mountains
Apr 17, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Through the Selkirk Mountains

Westbound Canadian Pacific train No. 813, led by AC4400CW 8543, exits the west portal of Mount Shaughnessy Tunnel in the…

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An Ohio crossroads
Apr 8, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

An Ohio crossroads

Deshler, Ohio, sits at the intersection of two CSX Transportation main lines, its New York-Chicago trunk and its Toledo-Cincinnati route.…

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Willamette bound
Apr 7, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Willamette bound

Amtrak train 301, a Seattle-Eugene, Ore., Cascades Service train, kicks up snow as it zips through East Olympia, Wash., on…

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Showtime in Pasadena
Apr 5, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Showtime in Pasadena

“Big, beautiful” Santa Fe 4-8-4 3779 talks it up through Pasadena’s Lamanda Park area with First No. 3, the California…

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History of the Orange Line
Apr 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

History of the Orange Line

Orange Belt Railway President and GM Peter Demens (far right) stand near No. 7, a National Locomotive Works engine, in…

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