Oftentimes, trains can stretch for miles and haul well over one-hundred cars. Many might wonder if every car on the train has brakes, and how something that heavy can come to a stop. So, do train...

The Budd Amfleet cars were a fleet of 642 modern streamlined passenger cars ordered to modernize the failure prone cars the railroad inherited. The Amfleet's have decades of reliability under their...

When traveling on a train in a storm, one may wonder if it is safe to be inside a passenger car with steel wheels, riding on steel rails. Therefore, this is understandably an area of great...

With the advancement of modern continuous welded rail (CWR), rail networks worldwide have had to cope with thermal expansion, or rail stressing. In short, rails contract at low temperatures and...

With many individuals on the go daily, the rails are a viable entity to move large masses of people efficiently and safely, however, like any mode of transport, travelers wonder if safety is the...

How do railroads work? Because of their vast networks, different types, and logistics, many entities must work together for the railroad to operate efficiently. Locomotives must be maintained,...