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Trains

Beyond the byline

Exploring the world of train simulators

Routes selected for FRA’s Corridor program • New lines, extended services, expanded frequencies, high speed programs are among selections that will shape future direction of U.S. passenger service

Funding for two high speed projects leads $8.2 billion in Federal-State Partnership grants • North Carolina, Virginia also land major awards for passenger projects

NEWS PHOTOS

Canadian National to purchase short line Iowa Northern • Deal is the latest in a series of Class I acquisitions of smaller railroads over the last five years

Fixes

Bill would give VIA trains right of preference over freights

Railroads: Service is key to volume growth • Also railroads: We can’t possibly provide reliable service to every customer all the time

FIXING THE FUNNEL • BNSF has widened its busy traffic lane to the Northwest

GOTTHARD PASS REVIVAL • Tunnel accident brings new life to legendary Swiss rail line

Tunnel vision • Gotthard Tunnel Experience offers a look inside world’s longest rail tunnel

Treno Gottardo, the Voralpen Express, and SOB • Distinctive copper-colored trains are symbolic of regional company’s larger role

If you visit • Tips for a trip to Gotthard Pass

THE FAMILY DREAM BECOMES A RAILROAD • The Indiana Northeastern: A Midwest short line success

TOURING THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN • Former Rio Grande business car was rebuilt to the elegance of 1920s rail travel

Unstoppable on the Santa Fe • A real-life incident 42 years before the 2010 movie

Restoration begins on oldest surviving EMC motorcar • Mid-Continent Railway Museum plans to run car in 2025

T1 Trust advances to frame fabrication • New steam locomotive nearing 50% completion

Growing a railroad

Come for the trains, stay for the food and service • A quality railroad station restaurant is all about the details

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