Cataloging the Railroad Hobby
There seem to be seven basic ways to understand how most people interested in railroading engage …
Rail Industry
CA’s unbuilt bullet train might lose federal funding
Uncle Sam has had enough of California’s under-construction bullet train now that it’s been 16 years …
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Thieves are increasingly targeting cargo trains
Cargo thefts have spiked. There were 65,000+ thefts in 2024, 40% more than the previous year. Those …
Amtrak’s sleek new high-speed electric trains are coming
Earlier this year, if you happened to be standing at a train station in New Jersey …
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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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First Driverless, Autonomous Train
The first of 35 fully automated Metropolis trains from French company Alstom, which is planned for …
Fuel-cell train travels more than 1,700 miles on one tank of hydrogen
A hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train developed by Swiss rail vehicle maker Stadler Rail has achieved a …
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The Future of Freight Is Rail
Parallel Systems enables railroads to serve new markets by converting freight from trucking to rail. We’re …
Hydrogen-powered passenger train rides the rails in North America
French transport multinational Alstom debuted the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell passenger train back in 2016, which went into …
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