Wired up: The stages of U.S. railroad electrification
U.S. railroad electrification In 1939, the United States was the global leader in railroad electrification, with over 20% of the…
Read moreU.S. railroad electrification In 1939, the United States was the global leader in railroad electrification, with over 20% of the…
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John Gruber collection John Gruber collection John Gruber collection John Gruber collection In the 1920s, the United States poured millions…
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Railbuses & Motor cars Railbuses and motor cars have run all over North America. Here are some other outrageous conveyances…
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Railroad History in a Nutshell Two coal trains in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming illustrate the astonishing growth of…
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Now on display at the Reading Co. Technical & Historical Society’s Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, Pa., office car…
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Jim McClellan Almost bigger than life, Hunter Harrison had profound influences on the Canadian National and Illinois Central railroads (IC…
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Before: Erie’s 1890 tower showed serious signs of deterioration by the early 200s when restoration work had begun. Curtis Springstead…
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In our June 2009 feature “A McCloud River Remembrance,” we brought you a photo essay of this fallen flag, as…
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Magma Arizona 2-8-0 No. 5, with No. 555 on its Vanderbilt tender, and Galveston Railroad Museum Executive Director Morris S.…
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The tender for the famous Flying Scotsman and the frame reside in the shop at the National Railway Museum in…
Read moreThe Wheeling traces its history back to April 6, 1871. It reinvented itself on May 18, 1990. The pdf below…
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The Streamlined Era For the industrial designer, no object was as enticing, dramatic, or attention-getting as the streamlined passenger train.…
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