Big Projects 2020
Trains' 2020 special issue on large railroad projects of recent memory
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In this Issue
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Big projects are essential, but they keep getting more difficult.
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21st-century technology creates a modern bridge with a classic look
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Amtrak’s Hudson Tunnels are at risk of failure, but can funding be found to replace them?
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America’s first true fast train is under construction, but an unlikely cast of characters could change its course
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An expanded Virginia Avenue Tunnel is the last link in CSX’s new intermodal fast lane.
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Japanese transits, superior planning could make Texas Central the first private high speed rail in the U.S.
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Swiss tunnel, railroading’s longest, transforms a route through the Alps
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B&P Tunnel is Amtrak’s Baltimore bottleneck, but replacement is stalled in planning stage
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BNSF addresses the single track through Abo Canyon.
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California pass was a bottleneck for BNSF Railway until the railroad triple-tracked it
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More pictures of bridge and tunnels.
Tracks, Trestles & Tunnels
Also in this issue:
Editor’s Note: Page 4