Narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose restored to operation

  Colorado’s magnificent Georgetown Loop Railroad rebuilt a unique caboose in 2020. One of a...

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U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

  Florida has standard gauge steam once more. U.S. Sugar has restored 4-6-2 No. 148...

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U.S. Sugar Corp. 4-6-2 steams again in Florida

  Florida has standard gauge steam once more. U.S. Sugar has restored 4-6-2 No. 148...

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Heisler geared steam locomotives in operation today (2020)

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South Dakota Railroad Museum 2020 tour

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Black Hills Central Railroad steam powered double-header

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Strasburg Rail Road at 60

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CSX history including predecessors

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Short Line Railroads

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Rochelle, Ill. — a Midwest railroad hotspot for train watching

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Intermodal and the Long-Haul Market

    Yes it is, Brian. In fact, intermodal passed coal in 2013 as railroads’...

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Burlington Northern and the Grain Industry

    Sure thing, Angela. Since the Baltimore & Ohio began hauling flour from Ellicott’s...

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Steel: a Critical Building Block

    For an industry which hauls the heaviest, densest loads overland, no other material...

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Cass Scenic Railroad, a glance at logging locomotive in summertime

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The Persistence of Crude Oil

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The Transportation of Lumber

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This video was originally published by Trains as part of the Locomotive 2017 DVD. BNSF...

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Canadian Pacific Railway on the shore of Lake Superior

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    Originally, cars didn’t have it so good. They went in boxcars. They went...

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BNSF/Florida East Coast and natural gas testing

This video was originally published by Trains as part of the Locomotive 2017 DVD. Natural...

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