Train Watching

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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BNSF’s Needles Division
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
This video was originally published by Trains as part of the Locomotive 2017 DVD. Canadian...
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Automobiles on the Rails
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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Operations on the Delaware Lackawanna
This video was originally published by Trains as part of the Locomotive 2017 DVD. ...
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Ontario Southerns FP9s and plowing snow
This video was originally published by Trains as part of the Locomotive 2017 DVD. Southwest...
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Class One Motive Power–an overview
Kansas City Southern hasn’t purchased new locomotives since 2014 as the company has had ample...
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Rolling stones: rock, stone, sand — aggregates that railroads make money hauling
At first glance, aggregates — stone, sand, and gravel — are unlikely darlings among...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: CN Heritage Locomotives, Episode 2
David Popp joins Trains magazine editor Jim Wrinn at a trackside hotspot in Wisconsin. That's...
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A bridge to the past
Travel along with author and photographer Steve Carter for a look at Sound Transit's new...
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Trainfest live stream recording, Session 2
The fun continues from Trainfest 2019 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wis.!...
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Trainfest video from Milwaukee and recorded Nov. 9, Episode I
On Nov. 9, Kalmbach Media editors streamed three live videos from Trainfest at Wisconsin State...
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Trains Presents: Illinois F unit finale
Follow along for one last chase of the Keokuk Junction F units in western Illinois...
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Big Boy’s Great Midwest Tour: Wisconsin Part 1
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014's Great Midwest Tour. This video is...
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