American Orient Express
‘American Orient Express’ observation car ‘New York’ at Denver in June 1996. Ten years later, the train would be rebranded…
Read more‘American Orient Express’ observation car ‘New York’ at Denver in June 1996. Ten years later, the train would be rebranded…
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MGPX No. 201, part of the first batch of Magnetation iron ore cars built by FreightCar America, arrives in Superior,…
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The Genesee & Wyoming Railroad company is an American short line railroad holding company that owns or maintains 120 railroads…
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A Cargill unit feed train rolls through Shawnee, Kan., in June 2009. The train consists of covered bathtub gondolas pulled…
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A Norfolk Southern SD70ACe pushes on an empty crude oil train in Toledo, Ohio, in March 2013. Michael D. Harding…
Read moreFinancial hardships, highway competition, and inadequate maintenance and investment led to the abandonment of a wide array of railroads. Take…
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A conventional two-cylinder locomotive like this one exhausts four times per wheel revolution. This is thanks to the position of…
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A water tank on the Pacific Coast Railroad in Washington displays discoloration brought by impurities in the local water. Al…
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Pennsylvania Railroad donated K4s No. 1361 to the city of Altoona, Pa., on June 8, 1957, shortly before this photo…
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A CSX Transportation freight passes Marion (Ohio) Union Station. The site is now a museum with a restored interlocking tower.…
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The Providence & Worcester operates in four Northeastern states. Here, train NR3 passes the Thames River in Preston, Conn., on…
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