New twist on intermodal
Nov 29, 2011·Photo Of The Day

New twist on intermodal

Motorists on I-94 must have done a double-take when this flatbed truck carrying Flagg Coal Co. No. 75 came rolling…

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From Sweden to Rhode Island
Nov 20, 2011·Photo Of The Day

From Sweden to Rhode Island

As a prelude to today’s high speed Acela Express service, Amtrak tested two types of European high speed trains, a…

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CP coming round the bend
Nov 7, 2011·Photo Of The Day

CP coming round the bend

Two high-horsepower GE locomotives approach Elm Grove, Wis., with eastbound Canadian Pacific coke train 852. The train is descending the…

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Roger Williams new employer
Nov 3, 2011·Photo Of The Day

Roger Williams new employer

Amtrak inherited from Penn Central these self-propelled Rail Diesel Cars with distinctive front ends built for the New Haven Railroad’s…

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Charge!
Sep 30, 2011·Photo Of The Day

Charge!

Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 No. 29 charges past the depot in Gold Hill, Nev., in March 2010 on a portion…

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I SEE you in Barrington
Sep 9, 2011·Photo Of The Day

I SEE you in Barrington

Illinois Central SD40-2 No. 6015 leads Canadian National train 348 south past the tower at Barrington, Ill., on May 6,…

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Live at Red Rocks
Aug 21, 2011·Photo Of The Day

Live at Red Rocks

A trio of General Electric-built GEVO locomotives powers an intermodal rain past North Guam, N.M., on April 11, 2011. The…

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Rushin’ through Ruskin
Jul 31, 2011·Photo Of The Day

Rushin’ through Ruskin

CSX ES44DC No. 5254 pulls the Tropicana Juice Train northbound, crossing the Little Manatee River at Ruskin, Fla., on Aug.…

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Turbine power all the way
Jul 13, 2011·Photo Of The Day

Turbine power all the way

High speed in New England in the 1970s meant these turbine-powered trainsets built by United Aircraft, which sprinted between Boston…

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