Eastern railroad hats
Richard Benton (left) with a railroader in a traditional Eastern hat at Potomac Yard in the 1950s. Richardson D. Benton…
Read moreRichard Benton (left) with a railroader in a traditional Eastern hat at Potomac Yard in the 1950s. Richardson D. Benton…
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Q Is it gantlet or gauntlet? My dictionary describes the former as a type of railroad track and the latter…
Read moreQ I just saw the preview for “Unstoppable.” How can a train with no air in the reserve tank and…
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Q This is a follow-up question to one in the July 2010 issue about the three air hoses on locomotives…
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Q How do railroad design engineers measure track curvature in the United States? I believe it has something to do…
Read moreQ I’ve read that when some railroads sent their steam locomotives in for a complete overhaul, they changed the main…
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BNSF 9801 led this coal train through Willow Creek, Ind., on Jan. 1, 2009. DETX 994336 is one of 5,700…
Read moreQ How do railroads figure how much power is necessary for a train?– Richard Panarese, Mesa, Ariz.A Railroads determine power…
Read moreQ In March Trains, an article on the demise of semaphore signals on the former Monon [Page 14] mentioned that…
Read moreQ Can you please explain the visual and mechanical differences among EMD’s SW-1500, MP15DC, and MP15AC switchers?– Andrew J. Jones,…
Read moreQ I saw an unclear photo of a Pennsylvania steam locomotive identified as an S2, with the number 6200. Two…
Read moreQ I saw a big tank car (DUPX 29744) at Wilson, N.C. It was quite long, with four trucks. What…
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