Railroads
There are two main types of trains: freight and passenger. Freight trains haul goods like grain. The freight train got its name from the word "freight" which means "goods." Freight trains have many cars: boxcar, flatcar, gondola car, [... more]
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All About the Multiplayer Setup in Sid Meier's Railroads
Learn about the mutiplayer setup with expert tips and advice on sid meier's railroads in this free video clip on computer gaming. All About the Multiplayer Setup in Sid Meier's Railroads. Learn about the mutiplayer setup with expert tips and ... [... more]
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The Post Office and E-Commerce
The Pony Express riders of yore must have been unhappy when the railroads took their jobs. But just as the Iron Horse replaced the flesh and blood horse in the nineteenth century as the preferred method of mail delivery, today, email is ... [... more]
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Railroads of North Carolina
 Since the opening of the first permanent railway in 1833, hundreds of railroad companies have operated in North Carolina. Rail transportation, faster and more efficient than other methods of the era, opened new markets for the products of North Carolina'' [... more]
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Ambrose on the Railroads
Ambrose is an accomplished military and presidential historian, best known for his books on Dwight D. Eisenhower and the American GI during WWII. He wrote this book on a piece of railroad history on invitation from his publisher. What is most ... [... more]
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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume III: ...
This volume is a valuable and comprehensive record of more than 69 railroads of northern Nevada and California, many of them never before chronicled. [... more]
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Las Vegas Hobby Show -- Model Rockets and Garden Railroads
In fact, the Hobby Expo is not solely dedicated to RC models. Other hobbies such as kites, build-it-yourself historic models, giant-scaled model trains, and strange-looking electronic robots ( In this segment, Chris dips into the world of model ... [... more]
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Future Train - Jan. 2006 Cover Story
Railroading helped define development in the United States, but by the 1970s it seemed doomed to gradual decay and obsolescence. Today, it is a growth industry. "Railroads have led in innovation to a degree that people don't realize," says Gary [... more]
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Garden Railroads
I didn't get a garden railroad for Christmas; I didn't even ask Santa Claus to bring me one. Actually, before the thought of writing this article entered my head, my only exposure to garden railroads was just a few photographs that I saw in a ... [... more]
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Regional Railroads of the Midwest (MBI Railroad Color ...
Book Description: Respected rail writer and photographer Steve Glischinksi offers an authoritative, illustrated account of the histories, motive power, and operations of twelve of the Midwest's most vital current carriers, along with a system map of [... more]
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American Railroads: The Case for Nationalization
Much needed labor history: The labor movement today encounters calls for patriotic sacrifice as well as threats of employer bankruptcy and government attack. We need to be educated on these issues. For example, the Railway Labor Act has recently been [... more]
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Railroads and American Law
Railroads and American Law: James Ely's Railroads and American Law investigates then relationship between the courts and America's first "big business" and the impact railroads had on the American legal landscape. Ely states in the introduction [... more]
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