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Who shot the boxcar?

By Bill Stephens
Carload traffic left behind as trucking and economy grow

Mission: stop a train

By Ronald Olsen
How inventor George Westinghouse Jr., investors, railroad officials, and test trains helped put the brakes on the wheels 150 years ago

Linking a nation

By Greg McDonnell
Canadian Pacific, the first true transcontinental, was more than just a railway

Big data

By Justin Franz
Railroads turn to technology for the foundation of tomorrow's industry

Trains 2019 Photo Contest winners

We asked for images that reflect "Go West!" for the transcontinental railroad's anniversary. See our choices and learn the theme for next year

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  • Last run for the 'finest railroad'
    • Isolated, electrified coal hauler Black Mesa & Lake Powell shuts down
  • CN buys route from CSX; roads to partner on intermodal service
    • CSX had been seeking to sell Montreal-Syracuse line

Locomotive

  • Turbocharged
    • Since the dawn of dieselization, turbochargers have bumped up power production

Passenger

  • At fault: train or track?
    • Railroads' insistence on extra cars now under scrutiny

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Single-car freight: a lost cause? | Railroading can take back some of the business that has been missed — if all the stakeholders want to

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One rescued from a bitter end | Now that Age of Steam has saved Bessemer 2-10-4, what should we worry about?

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