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Stop This Train!
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Stop This Train!

Jim Schreier Nov 28, 2021 1 min read

There is at least one technology in America, however, that…

Worst Engineering Mistakes
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Worst Engineering Mistakes

Jim Schreier Nov 7, 2021 1 min read
The World’s Fastest Trains
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The World’s Fastest Trains

Jim Schreier Oct 18, 2021 1 min read
Buffalo’s Abandoned Art Deco Train Terminal
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Buffalo’s Abandoned Art Deco Train Terminal

Jim Schreier Oct 17, 2021 1 min read

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Dramatic video shows Amtrak train slamming into semi-truck car hauler
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Dramatic video shows Amtrak train slamming into semi-truck car hauler

Jim Schreier Oct 17, 2021 1 min read

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Amtrak’s Plan to Connect the U.S.
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Amtrak’s Plan to Connect the U.S.

Jim Schreier Sep 23, 2021 1 min read

 50 years since Amtrak was founded, the United States’ federally-owned…

Amtrak 2035 Map: Hopes and Challenges
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Amtrak 2035 Map: Hopes and Challenges

Jim Schreier Sep 23, 2021 1 min read

“America’s Railroad” recently released a map showing the services it…

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Train Whistles Stir Memories

Jim Schreier Sep 19, 2021 1 min read

Anyway, before I get too far off track back to…

Michigan Central Station
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Michigan Central Station

Jim Schreier Sep 13, 2021 1 min read

Nothing symbolizes Detroit’s grandiose rise and spectacular fall like Michigan…

Innovation Is the Antidote
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Innovation Is the Antidote

Jim Schreier Sep 10, 2021 1 min read

The recent interesting piece titled “PSR: Can We Please Be Honest…

Biden’s Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail’s Biggest Problem
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Biden’s Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail’s Biggest Problem

Jim Schreier Jul 11, 2021 1 min read

 “The root of the freight-passenger mixing issue lies not in…

11 Fast Facts about AMTRAK
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11 Fast Facts about AMTRAK

Jim Schreier Jul 5, 2021 1 min read

It’s been 50 years since Congress established the National Railroad…