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Why can’t I take a train from Chattanooga to Nashville?
Article Link Chances looked dim. Young Michael was set to board the last ticketed passenger train to Nashville. The very next passenger train to leave Union Station, southbound to Atlanta, would mark the end of commercial passenger rail service in …
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Not My Grandfather’s Railroad
Times are changing, the industry has too, and if we don’t come to grips with and understand what’s causing this wave of climate change on the rails, we’re going to find ourselves up to our neck in a rising sea …
The Allure of Trains
My grandfather worked his entire life on the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). In 1938, when he was 28-years-old, he wrote letters to my grandmother while working and traveling across the country on the railroad lines. He was an Examiner in those days …
Michigan Central Station
Article Link The construction of Michigan Central Station, or MCS, would be a monumental undertaking. Located at the junction of 15th and Dalzelle Streets, the station would consist of two buildings: a three-story train depot, and an 18-story office tower, …
Rohr Turboliners rerouted to rail oblivion
The only ones catching these trains now are the weeds. Once among America’s speediest, high-powered traveling machines, seven Rohr Turboliners in various states of decay and refurbishment sit idle at rail yards in Glenville and in Delaware. Article
Comprehensive History of Amtrak
Three authors who do not claim experience concerning passenger railroading in the United States, or advocacy for same, have joined forces to present a 220-page history of Amtrak; from the situation before it began, through its origin and early days, …
Stop This Train!
There is at least one technology in America, however, that is worse now than it was in the early 20th century: the train. Article Link