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Operating a heavily trafficked piece of railroad at 1.8 mph, slower than the speed at which an average adult walks, is a statistic unlikely to cause one to swell with [...]

Chicago commuter railroad Metra closed the former Milwaukee Road tower at north suburban Rondout on March 7, ending local control of this busy junction dating back to the 1890s. Canadian [...]

While most American households would associate the 'digital transition' with the day that television stations pulled the plug on analog, over-the-air signals, the move to digital radio transmissions on U.S. [...]

Truck performance detectors don't catch critical dangers the way hotbox detectors do. And their use won't help railroads prevent derailments due to broken wheels or rails like wheel impact load [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For years, the way railroad employees couple cars together has remained relatively unchanged: After the couplers lock together, the conductor goes between the cars, connects the air hoses, [...]

West Virginia's Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is planning a three-day centennial celebration June 25-27, marking the arrival of the first train in Petersburg, W.Va. Included are day-long excursions between Romney [...]

A rare mileage trip on Canadian pacific and a steam photo safari on the Reading & Northern (above) are part of the National Railway Historical Society's annual convention called 'Endless [...]

The next time you're looking at your favorite railroad photo, ask yourself, 'What's missing?' Somewhere in the image of four SD40-2s roaring through a small town or a steam locomotive [...]

West Coast photographer Alex Ramos, who took this image of Union Pacific crews refueling Challenger No. 3985 at Portola, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2005, is one of the presenters at [...]

Your big screen TV is the ticket to a great digital slide show, and it's easy to connect your computer to your LCD and wow everybody with digital photos and [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A train horn echoing across the landscape provokes emotions of melancholy, yearning, and even comfort. For others, the cacophony of a horn means interrupted sleep, and has prompted […]

The Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition has compiled and released its Complete Training Guide for Ethanol Emergency Response to help prepare ethanol producers, transporters, and first responders for an ethanol-related emergency. […]

Parker domnick hunter offers air purification and separations systems to protect passenger and freight rolling stock's compressed air against contamination. The railway and filter packages are modular, low-maintenance, compact, quiet, […]

A group of noted rail safety experts have formed Rail Safety Consulting LLC, offering services to railroads, transit systems, suppliers, and governmental agencies. Key safety-related services offered include positive train […]

The University of Wisconsin at Madison is offering the following continuing education courses designed for the railroad industry and to be held in Madison: * Introduction to Railroad Engineering; Oct. […]

MTU Detroit Diesel launched a Web site (www.2-cycle.mtu-online.com) dedicated to its 2-cycle diesel engine to assure customers that it remains committed to the engine. Parts and service continue to be […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In railroading's formative years, track structures encompassed little more than rail spiked, bolted, or screwed to wood crossties laid upon terra firma. Gradually, subgrade preparation improved, concrete and […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Germany-based Vossloh Fastening Systems in May developed its 306 fastening system for slab tracks, which incorporates screws that can be loosened to allow millimeter adjustments when regauging the […]

Umler, the single source for North American railroad equipment data since 1967, plans to go live with an updated system on July 25. After more than a decade in the […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A former BNSF locomotive engineer's frustration has fueled the invention of a tool that may eliminate an entire category of train derailments. Dan Picton's ballast integrity sensor, when […]

You've decided this is the year: It's time to give up the daily grind and head trackside for one week of nonstop train-watching. You have one problem: Unlike conventional vacations […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the leaves begin to fall and the days grow shorter in October, museums and short lines across the country gear up to run a different kind of […]

By Robert D. Turner and J.S. David Wilkie. Sono Nis Press, Box 160, Winlaw, BC V0G 2J0; (800) 370-5228; hardcover; 11 x 8 1/2 in.; 224 pages; over 400 b/w […]

New York Central Steam Power, West of Buffalo, Vol. 1 Photographs from the collection of Edward L. May, commentary by Richard L. Stoving. The Railroad Press, P.O. Box 444, Hanover, […]

Yard Bull By Dean O'Shea. On the Mark, P.O. Box 4147, Seaquim, WA 98382; www.theyardbull.com; 6 x 9 in.; hardcover; 350 pages; $24.95. Retired railroad detective Dean O'Shea hired on […]

Pennsy's Conemaugh Division By Ken Kobus and Gary Rauch. Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, c/o Ken Kobus, 783 Marvle Valley Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102; 8 1/2 x 11 […]

Q The Baltimore & Ohio system used one or more white lights atop the color position light signal. What was the function and meaning of those lights?--Laurence Krieg, Ypsilanti, Mich. […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dorothea Lange's picture, "First Braceros," and Farm Security Administration photographer Jack Delano's portrait of Dorothy Lucke are historic images often considered worthy of display on walls of galleries […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: From left: Maryland Midland at Union Bridge, Md.; EJ&E at Rondout, Ill.; DM&E at The Arches, Minn.; BC Rail at North Vancouver, B.C.; DM&IR at Wales, Minn. […]

David Plowden: Vanishing Point Fifty Years of Photography W.W. Norton & Co. Inc., 500 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10110; www.wwnorton.com; 12 x 11 in.; 352 pages; 237 duotone photos; […]

Lost Trolleys of Queens and Long Island By Stephen L. Meyers. Arcadia Publishing, 420 Wando Park Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464; (888) 313-2665; www.arcadiapublishing.com; 61/2 x 11 in.; 128 pages; […]

The Canadian in Winter The Entertainment Group, 4570 NE Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957; DVD, 120 minutes; $29.95. If you believe railroading is about the journey and not […]

A Rephoto Survey of Front Range Railroads 1986-2006 Action Train Videos, P.O. Box 50581, Colorado Springs, CO 80949-0581; www.actiontrainvideos. com; DVD or VHS; 58 min.; $19.95. This DVD departs from […]

Iron Horse Imperialism: The Southern Pacific of Mexico, 1880-1951 By Daniel Lewis. University of Arizona Press, 355 S. Euclid Ave., Ste. 103, Tucson, AZ 85719; www.uapress.arizona.edu; 6 x 9 in.; […]

The Hiawatha Story By Jim Scribbins. University of Minnesota Press, 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401; (612) 627-1970; www. upress.umn.edu; 11 x 81/2 in.; 272 pages; 350 […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wisconsin & Southern ran its first Milwaukee-Chicago grain train via Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 17, 2007, opening a more direct route for trains originating at its Northern […]

Northern Pacific Railway Photo Archive By John Kelly, Iconografix Inc., P.O. Box 446, Hudson, WI 54016; www.iconografixinc.com; paperback; 101 /4 x 81 /2 in.; 128 pages; 122 illustrations; $29.95. More […]

AARPCO: A Collection of Classic Private Railroad Cars Fleet Graphics, Inc., 1940 Smithville Road, Kettering, OH 45420; www.fleetgraphicsinc.com/ AARPCO; 9 x 12 in.; 116 pages; 246 color photos, 19 b/w […]