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/Pioneers: Henry Dreyfuss revolutionized industrial design – including passenger trains
FreightWaves Classics profiles Henry Dreyfuss, who revolutionized industrial design.
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Daily Infographic: Union Pacific spending over $100M on 20 battery-electric locomotives
Wabtec and Progress Rail selected as suppliers
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Daily Infographic: What Is Positive Train Control?
Positive Train Control, and how it works
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‘Piece of living history’ — a special ride on UP’s Big Boy
What's it like to ride a historic locomotive? Go behind-the-scenes during FreightWaves' ride on the No. 4014.
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FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Illinois Central Railroad (Part 2)
Part 2 of the FreightWaves Classics overview of the Illinois Central is presented.
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FreightWaves Classics: Exploring the history of U.S. railroads
Although the percentage of freight that U.S. railroads carry has diminished over the decades, they are still a key part of the overall transportation system.…
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