Transcontinental railroad
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Fallen Flags – Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Occidental & Oriental Steamship Company.
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News
Commentary: Three lessons from the building of the transcontinental railroad
The transportation of goods and people was transformed when eastern and western rails were connected in 1869.
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Equipment
Today’s Pickup: Blade Runner futurist designer Syd Mead conceptualized Volvo trucks
Famed artist Syd Mead worked for Volvo Trucks at one point in his career, leaving behind a series of conceptual drawings.
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