Burlington Route freight trains, 1947
If you want a glimpse of railroad operations six decades ago, this map of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy provides…
Read moreIf you want a glimpse of railroad operations six decades ago, this map of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy provides…
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This map of the Kansas City Southern and Louisiana & Arkansas (just prior to their 1939 operational merger) is based…
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Of all the scenic railroads in America, Colorado’s Georgetown Loop ranks near the top for the most audacious three miles…
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You’re looking at the railroad equivalent of a restaurant frozen in time, with the trains shown here akin to waiters…
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Three distinct periods of railway construction created the grain-gathering network that served the farmers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. The…
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In the early 1970s, economic growth was transforming the South and West, and Western railroads surpassed Eastern roads in ton-miles…
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If you want to sense the impact of coal on the railroad industry, consider this: The state that ranks last…
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When Al Kalmbach published the first issue of Trains in November 1940, the company’s home state of Wisconsin boasted 6,675…
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Iowa has been the poster-child state for the overbuilding of railways in the era before paved roads. In his “Iowa:…
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This map reflects an average day for the Union Pacific Railroad in late 2003. Trains per line per day is…
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What have the mergers that built today’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe system accomplished? It’s important to ask this question, because…
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Compared here are the world’s most important main lines across the most important freight territory on earth, at a time…
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