Trains Magazine 2009 July Truth about trains High speed trains on the way
Trains 2009 July
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The truth about trains
So let's say you're at a cocktail party and you let it slip that you're interested in railroads and might know about them. Your friends want to knowmore. Is what you know about railroading accurate? We asked the experts to set the record straight about myths, costs, societal influences, technology, fuel efficiency, and more
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In shades of black, white, and gray
In search of unique images, a rail photographer shares his international journey
Bill Botkin
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Erie boosters
One railroad's efforts to promote community relations included channeling the interests of young train-watchers
Jim Warsher
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United States Peacemaker
Central Pacific had its 'Big Four,' but Paiute chief Johnson Sides was the critical fifth man
Lee Shackelton
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Map of the Month: Chessie System in 1973
Tonnage, track, and signaling on an Eastern conglomerate
Curtis W. Richards
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Railroad Reading: The wilds of Westchester
Four Brooklyn teens bring a little nature to the NYC subway
Malcolm T Purisch
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