Colorado’s scenic tourist lines
Railroads included in this map: Manitou & Pike’s Peak; San Luis & Rio Grande; Denver & Rio Grande; Cumbres &…
Read moreRailroads included in this map: Manitou & Pike’s Peak; San Luis & Rio Grande; Denver & Rio Grande; Cumbres &…
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Railroads included in this map: Chicago & North Western; Chicago Great Western; Litchfield & Madison; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Chicago,…
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Railroads included in this map: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; BNSF Railway; Metrolink; Southern Pacific; Union Pacific This map originally…
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It’s almost a cliché to call Ohio a crossroads of railroading. The state was, literally, stitched in steel. Here, the…
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Transition was under way for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s coal-hauling operations during the 1960s. The railroad’s traditional coal-loading points…
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This map shows how four freight cars, threading their way through the North American railroad network, can take about two…
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The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes a stop in La Crosse, Wis., in 2010. Photo by Travis Dewitz. Please scroll…
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Some men go to war for their country. Others build railroads. In both ventures, there is sacrifice, struggle, and honor.…
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The Northeast was laced with anthracite roads — those carriers that made a name for themselves hauling hard coal out…
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You squint through the train window to read the signs on parallel highway 148. They’re in French and English. It…
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At the beginning of February 2006, the company had 56 active “T & E” (train and engine) crew bases at…
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Mini-mills provided half of U.S. and Canadian steel-making capacity in 2001. Their decentralized geographic distribution mirrored U.S. population density (with…
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