Cass Scenic Railroad steam logging locomotive quintuple-header (that’s 5 at once!)

  Join Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in Cass, West Virginia, in June 2020 for the...

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Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive returned to service in Colorado

  Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn as he gets a close look at...

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Manitou & Pike’s Peak Cog Railway re-construction work

  Trains' Editor Jim Wrinn visited the Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway in August...

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Siemens Charger locomotives on Midwest trains

  Chargers are among the newest and most popular passenger locomotives in North America today....

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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)

  One of the big three of geared steam power, the Heisler was a favorite...

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South Dakota Railroad Museum 2020 tour

Join us in Hill City, S.D., for one a visit to one of the nation’s...

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Black Hills Central Railroad steam powered double-header

The Black Hills Central tourist railroad operated a doubleheader with its two Baldwin tank engines...

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Strasburg Rail Road at 60

One of the nation’s iconic tourist railroads, Pennsylvania’s Strasburg Rail Road, reached a major milestone...

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CSX history including predecessors

  Join Trains on a locomotive-studded tour of CSX Transportation — the blue and gold...

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Short Line Railroads

    You got it. Railroads covered most of the country with branches, and sidings...

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

Join Trains editors on a short tour of the best parts of Rochelle, Ill., for...

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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

Join Trains editors on a brief tour of the historic Case Scenic Railroad in Cass,...

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The Persistence of Crude Oil

    But this new source of revenue has a troubling side.   Rapid growth strains...

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The Transportation of Lumber

  Thanks, Jim.  Canadian National is the No. 1 lumber-hauling railroad in the U.S.   It...

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