When trains longer than 3,800 feet go around the Tehachapi Loop, they literally pass over themselves. This engineering marvel was the crowning achievement of William Hood, completed in 1876 using nothing but hand tools and blasting powder. Today, 36 freight …
There seem to be seven basic ways to understand how most people interested in railroading engage the subject. The categories have been apparent for at least a hundred years, and none of this is remotely new. Article Link Continue reading
In the 19th and 20th centuries, railroads revolutionized transportation in North America, permanently accelerating the pace of travel across the continent. Today, many of those railroad tracks host an assortment of historic excursion trains, inviting rides to slow down and …
The true birthplace of modern luxury service wasn’t a five-star hotel – it was a train. America’s premier rail services pioneered amenities that would reshape hospitality across industries. Every detail, from the specialized passenger lounges to the dedicated service staff, …
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Embark on “American Railroad,” a five-episode podcast that seeks to right historical wrongs by highlighting the untold stories and unheard voices from the diverse communities that built America’s railway systems. Podcast Link
As America expanded into the Wild West, settlers were transported by a technological advance that changed the face of America: the railroad. Railways would eventually cross both country and continent, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and helping transform America into …
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According to a 1992 assessment of the project by Air Force Lt. Col. Terrence G. Crossey, 25 of the military service’s trains would hold two 71-foot Peacekeepers apiece, totaling 50 missiles overall, with another fifty missiles designated for Minuteman silos. The …
MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China, which involved painstakingly rebuilding a 100-year-old train station brick-by-brick, which now fronts a huge modern transport hub that’s partially sunken underground. Excellent photographs! Article Link
This old historic railroad station opened in 1910 and was demolished between 1963 to 1968. When the railroad station opened, it could operate and run 144 trains per hour. It also had 21 tracks and was very busy, easily running …
Mysterious World War I-era railroad tracks hidden in the Atlantic Ocean? It’s not quite the plot of a thriller novel, but rather an actual discovery found along a beach in Cape May, New Jersey, in the wake of a fierce …