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Q: One reader recently asked why there were so many empty container trains heading away from the East Coast on…
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An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes a stopped BNSF freight at “Summit” in California’s Cajon Pass in 2013 — this…
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A Canadian National train with Illinois Central-painted locomotives departs Chicago’s Markham Yard in 2017. TEH-17089-16 Jacob Metzger Q: When I…
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A portion of the cameras and sensors aimed at freight trains to detect freight car problems at the Transportation Technology…
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A photo of a big boxy freight load, likely a wind turbine nacelle. Submitted by Mark Faust Q: Saw a…
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A Series 6 Talgo trainset is examined after 125-mph operation at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colo., in 1998.…
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Read moreQ: I recently visited the Foster Townsend facility by the river in St. Louis and was informed that it is…
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Rail profiles through time from file: TRN-TC0513 Illustration: Rick Johnson Q: Why and when did rails get their profile? —…
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