Soo Line legacy
Mar 1, 2019

Soo Line legacy

A southbound CN freight passes the former Soo Line station in Waukesha, Wis., in 2012. Brian Schmidt Q How did…

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Low-level platforms
Feb 15, 2019

Low-level platforms

A track-level platform at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport station near Baltimore enables the use of the middle track, at bottom,…

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American Orient Express
Feb 1, 2019

American Orient Express

‘American Orient Express’ observation car ‘New York’ at Denver in June 1996. Ten years later, the train would be rebranded…

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Mystery gondola loads
Jan 15, 2019

Mystery gondola loads

MGPX No. 201, part of the first batch of Magnetation iron ore cars built by FreightCar America, arrives in Superior,…

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Animal-feed trains
Jan 1, 2019

Animal-feed trains

A Cargill unit feed train rolls through Shawnee, Kan., in June 2009. The train consists of covered bathtub gondolas pulled…

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Union stations
Oct 15, 2018

Union stations

A CSX Transportation freight passes Marion (Ohio) Union Station. The site is now a museum with a restored interlocking tower.…

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Tracks on the PGA Tour?
Oct 1, 2018

Tracks on the PGA Tour?

The Providence & Worcester operates in four Northeastern states. Here, train NR3 passes the Thames River in Preston, Conn., on…

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