Nowadays, wherever we are traveling, our smart phones, tablets, and computers come along for the ride. Therefore, many often wonder if the mode of transport they're utilizing has WiFi, and train...
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Introduced in the mid-sixties, the Budd Silverliner electric multiple-units faithfully served the greater Philadelphia area for 49 years, before being retired in 2012, upon the arrival of the new...
The EMD F59PH/F59PHI was a series of 3,000 hp diesel-electric locomotives which served in both the United States and Canada on various commuter and intercity services. EMD F59PH The EMD F59PH came...
Railroads were important during the Reconstruction of the south, as they served as a vital transportation link between the rebuilding states, and served as a lifeline for many throughout the southern...
The Bombardier-Alstom HHP-8 locomotive is a 8,000 horsepower electric locomotive, constructed by Bombardier and Alstom in 2000, and were utilized by Amtrak and MARC. In the early 1990s, Amtrak was...
Throughout the years leading up to the Civil War, the expansion of railroads was well underway. Stretching as far east as Chicago, the railroads began to transition the country into an economic...