Freight trains
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FreightWaves Classics: Lightning Express goes coast-to-coast in 83 hours (in 1876!)
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Lightning Express, which crossed the nation in less than four days.
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FreightWaves Classics: Construction of the transcontinental railroad was dependent on Chinese labor
FreightWaves Classics profiles the use of Chinese labor to help build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
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Daily Infographic: Chicago suburbs protest planned CP-KCS merger
Communities contend increase in freight train traffic could bring more blocked crossings
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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Tennessee Central Railway was “The Nashville Route”
Read a profile of the Tennessee Central Railway in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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FreightWaves Classics: Bridge over the Mississippi River rededicated
The McKinley Bridge connects St. Louis and Venice, Illinois. The bridge's interesting history is presented in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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FreightWaves Classics: Northwestern Pacific Railroad served Northern California
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad served (and now serves again) northern California. Read about its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: The Nickel Plate Line was a major player in the Midwest (Part 1)
The Nickel Plate Line was a major American railroad. Read an overview of its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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Daily Infographic: What Is Positive Train Control?
Positive Train Control, and how it works
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Pending Belarus sanctions could complicate East-West freight moves
Belarus occupies a key spot on the Trans-Eurasian rail line and is on the flight path used by airlines between Europe and Asia. Freight transport…
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