California’s impossible railroad loop where freight trains cross 70+ feet above their own rear cars
When trains longer than 3,800 feet go around the Tehachapi Loop, they literally pass over themselves. …
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Cataloging the Railroad Hobby
There seem to be seven basic ways to understand how most people interested in railroading engage …
6 Spectacular North American Train Trips
In the 19th and 20th centuries, railroads revolutionized transportation in North America, permanently accelerating the pace …
American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation
Embark on “American Railroad,” a five-episode podcast that seeks to right historical wrongs by highlighting the …
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America’s Historic Railroad History Captured On Camera
As America expanded into the Wild West, settlers were transported by a technological advance that changed …
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The US Military Almost Deployed Nuclear Missile Trains on American Railroads During the Cold War
According to a 1992 assessment of the project by Air Force Lt. Col. Terrence G. Crossey, 25 …
Partially sunken train station links China’s past and future
MAD Architects has completed work on an ambitious new train station in China, which involved painstakingly …
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Original Pennsylvania Station – New York
This old historic railroad station opened in 1910 and was demolished between 1963 to 1968. When …
116-year-old ‘ghost tracks’ unearthed
Mysterious World War I-era railroad tracks hidden in the Atlantic Ocean? It’s not quite the plot …
How Brexit Murdered The Orient Express In The U.K.
The iconic European luxury train that British mystery novelist Agatha Christie made world-famous is losing its …
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