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Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project, which is currently in the process of determining the exact route for the Toronto-Montreal-Quebec City project, is running into growing local opposition along its ...

When Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 rolled into the East on Norfolk Southern rails this year — the 4-8-8-4’s first visit since leaving the American Locomotive Co.’s Schenectady, N.Y., plant in 1941 — ...

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A Norfolk Southern coal train bound for North Carolina passes signals at Milepost 2.9 on the BL-Line in Tennessee on July 20, 2026. It was the first train on the route in eight years. Nathan Wike ...

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Host David Popp rolls out versatile new staging and storage solutions for the HO scale Midland City project railroad! In… ...

CHICAGO — The South Shore Line will debut newly restored Nippon Sharyo railcar No. 3, restored to its 1982 as-built… ...

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For years the Chicago & North Western operated Chicago’s most extensive commuter service. Its three routes were designated West, North, and Northwest. Those names also serve well to group C&NW’s lines ...

Technological advancements in rail diesel propulsion came together in the Electro-Motive Division FT — “the diesel that did it” — with enough success to move motive power away from steam for good.

Amtrak Superliner cars are derived from the old Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level car fleet. The cars, which operate on all Western long-distance plus a few others in the East, had a long gestation period.