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Two African Railroads and the Railroad Development Corp.
11/20/2009
RDC Chairman Henry Posner III saved railroads in Malawi and Mozambique by shaking up the rules

Montana Winter Railroading
10/23/2009
Photographer Joel Jensen visits the BNSF Diesel Servicing Facility in Glendive, Mont., from Christmas 2008 to New Year's 2009

Railroads and Industry
Kevin N. Tomasic 10/19/2009
The marriage of the railroad and steel, coke, and other industries from past to present

Locomotive 2009 rosters
09/23/2009

GE box-cabs in Chile
08/21/2009
GE box-cabs pull chemical freight through the driest desert in the world

James J. Hill's revenge
Andy Cummings 07/24/2009
A locomotive of a different color shows up on BNSF

U.S. Sugar Corp. during the steam era
07/23/2009
And its diesel roster of today!

The truth about trains…
Matt Van Hattem 05/22/2009
Find the facts in Trains Magazine!

Union Pacific begins uranium tailings move in Utah
Sandy Lonsdale 05/22/2009
Working on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, trains will move 10 million tons of ore over 10 years

Shortline Railroad Mishaps
Forrest L. Becht 04/24/2009
See broken rail on Arizona Eastern Railway and a derailment on Louisiana & Delta Railroad

Big locomotives at work on small railroads
04/24/2009

Southern Pacific in Oregon, Japanese railroads, Louisville & Nashville in eastern Kentucky
06/20/2008

Frazier mudslide on the Union Pacific in 2008
06/17/2008

Wheeling & Lake Erie locomotive roster
06/12/2008

Wheeling & Lake Erie makes it a safe day
By Matt Van Hattem 05/23/2008
Like most trains crews, W&LE's operating folks obey a host of rules that keep trains moving safely across a wide territory

A proliferation of short lines and regionals
Edward A. Lewis 07/08/2006
An industry professional looks at the growth and development of shortline railroading in the U.S.

North America's hump yards
07/08/2006

Yard reading
07/08/2006

Links to railroad industry unions
07/08/2006

Links to freight-car builders
07/08/2006
Follow these links to additional information about the freight-car industry

Own a caboose
Steve Hendrix 07/07/2006
For groups and individuals thinking about purchasing a caboose, here is one person's story.

Investing in railroads
Tom Murray 07/07/2006
Railroads as an economic force and an investment tool

The challenge and promise of intermodal
07/06/2006
An industry leader spells out the triumphs and struggles railroads face in their never-ending battle against trucks.

Inside Willow Springs
Matt Van Hattem 07/06/2006
BNSF and UPS work together to hustle packages through a central Illinois hub

Class 1 Railroads
06/01/2006
Class 1 railroads are the giant freight railroads that own the majority of tracks in North America. Their lines span the continent, and each day their yards and terminals send forth hundreds of trains carrying goods of all types.