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An Amtrak conductor in Denver Union Station checks in passengers heading east on the California Zephyr, Sept. 2, 2008. Bob…
Read moreAn Amtrak conductor in Denver Union Station checks in passengers heading east on the California Zephyr, Sept. 2, 2008. Bob…
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Soldiers and citizens pose in front of the Union Pacific depot in North Platte, Neb., on April 27, 1898. Union…
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Dan Czech clearly remembers the first time he laid eyes on Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard. “I flew out here at…
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Preservation of former railroad stations takes many forms, from visitor centers and museums to offices and restaurants. Ciddici’s Pizza of…
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In our special issue, “Historic Trains Today,” TRAINS correspondent Steve Glischinski profiled the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minn.…
Read moreINDIANA, Pa. — Sloan Cornell, one of the pioneers of the steam tourist railroad industry, died on April 20 at…
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Genesee & Wyoming-owned St. Lawrence & Atlantic units congregate at Danville Junction, Maine, in August 2006. Matt Martin In Trains…
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Eastern coal railroads issued maps of coal mines they served for the information of customers. This map (redrawn for clarity)…
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Intermodal haulage on railroads initially resembled loose-car railroading: Cities of varying sizes had ramps that originated a few flatcars, which…
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With a normal lens, the photographer takes a photo of the westward California Zephyr running through the Feather River Canyon…
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Traffic density changes in the past 30 years on freight railroads’ main lines to Chicago reflect factors both geographic and…
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The undeniable triumph of U.S. railroading can be seen in this graph of revenue ton-miles: the most basic unit of…
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