Get the shot — even when you miss it
How to get the shot It has happened to all of us sooner or later. We plan a train day…
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How to get the shot It has happened to all of us sooner or later. We plan a train day…
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Amtrak police dogs More than 50 police dogs serve and protect Amtrak’s trains and stations throughout the United States. From…
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Freight locomotives on passenger trains can happen for a variety of reasons and make for memorable images. Early in Amtrak’s…
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Fast trains It never fails. Visit a train museum with a group of children, and at some point during your…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Brian M. Schmidt: In August 2006 I wrote about the state of the…
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Sandusky coal dock The early days Sandusky, Ohio, is the roller coaster capital of the United States. It is home…
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The Pacific Harbor Line is railroading at its best. In many ways it reflects railroading as it used to be.…
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Slug units As avid railfans, we often find ourselves drawn to locations where we can witness a high volume of…
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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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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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Transcontinental Railroad Workers who built the first Transcontinental Railroad, by hand, in the late 1860s labored through grueling heat, biting…
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The Washington Central Railroad’s Spirit of Washington dinner train started running in 1989. Originally, it operated for a few years…
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