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  • Sep 6, Railroads In The 1850s: Mileage, Land Grants, Trunk Lines & the West
  • Meeting America’s Growing Demand for Rail
  • Indian Railways approves ₹272 crore Adra-Joychandipahar bypass line to boost freight capacity

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1850s: Mileage, Land Grants, Trunk Lines & the West

U.S. railroads 1850–1860—9,021 to ~30,600 miles, Illinois Central land grant, NYC 1853, Erie to Dunkirk, PRR/B&O to the Ohio, Minot’s 1851 train order, Rock Island bridge. Fact...

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railway-news.com /1 week ago

Meeting America’s Growing Demand for Rail

By Peter Basile, Local Division Manager, ABB Heavy rail systems now deliver 23% more vehicle miles per kilowatt-hour than they did 30 years ago, while light rail and streetcar syst...

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thehindubusinessline.com /1 month ago

Indian Railways approves ₹272 crore Adra-Joychandipahar bypass line to boost freight capacity

The bypass will particularly support freight movement associated with SAIL's 23.40 MTPA iron ore demand and BCCL's projection of 45 rakes per day

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Railroads In The 2010s: PSR, Coal’s Decline & Positive Train Control

U.S. railroads 2010–2020—Class I mileage 95,573 to 91,773. Buffett closed BNSF Feb. 12 2010, Harrison at CP June 29 2012 and CSX 2017, PTC deadline Dec. 31 2018.

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miningweekly.com /5 days ago

TFR sets new world record with 696-wagon iron-ore train

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it has achieved a global freight rail milestone, safely operating a 696-wagon empty train on the Iron Ore Export Line from Saldanha Bay, in the Wes...

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openstreetmap.org /1 month ago

Heritage railways and bikes on board: four changesets, two modelling questions

I build Tisseur de Voies, a site that computes loops where you ride one way and take the train back. Heritage railways fit that model well, because many of them carry bikes for fre...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 14, Railroads Of Today: Class I Map, PSR & the 2026 Industry

U.S. freight rail in 2026—six Class I railroads on a nearly 140,000-mile network. PSR as everyday practice, how the STB works, traffic mix, short lines and regionals.

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

New version of rail network statement officially Gazetted

An updated version of the network statement that will govern access to the South Africa’s railways system for the two financial years of 2026/27 and 2027/28 has been Gazetted by th...

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

RCG identifies a new rail route for transporting cars from Asia

The operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is using a new route to transport cars from Asia to Europe, with the [...]

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railwaypro.com /3 weeks ago

Car trains to the island of Sylt to be fitted with Vectron X Dual Mode locomotives

RDC Deutschland Gruppe is to purchase two Siemens Mobility Vectron X Dual Mode locomotives for the AUTOZUG Sylt services between [...]

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freightwaves.com /1 month ago

Rail freight gains ride steelmaking, energy sectors

Intermodal traffic improved by more than double the percentage of carload shipments in the latest AAR data. The post Rail freight gains ride steelmaking, energy sectors appeared fi...

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Greater Efficiency, Sustainability and Availability for Modern Railway Turnouts

AUSTROROLL® Switch-Point Rollers Greater Efficiency, Sustainability  and Availability for Modern Railway Turnouts The demands placed on modern railway infrastructure continue [...]

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thehindubusinessline.com /1 month ago

Vehicle transport through trains won’t hurt truck freight significantly: SIAM President

Railways can do it more efficiently, but it cannot provide you a comprehensive solution, Shenu Agarwal tells businessline

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 5, Railroads In The 1820s/1830s: Firsts, Mileage & Founding Era

U.S. railroads 1820s–1830s—Granite Railway 1826, B&O common carrier, Stourbridge Lion, Tom Thumb, Best Friend, 2,808 miles by 1840. Firsts, facts, photos.

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 10, Railroads In The 1950s: Diesel, the Interstate & Passenger Collapse

U.S. railroads 1950–1960—223,779 to 211,459 miles. Interstate June 29, 1956, dieselization, passenger collapse, TOFC, 1957–58 recession, NYO&W 1957, N&W–Virginian 1959.

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Oct 21, Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad: Route, Roster, Overview

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, reporting mark RCPE. Genesee & Wyoming Class II. Agreement of January 2, 2014, Finance Docket 35799. Freight service from June 1, 201...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 3, Railroads In The 1900s (1900–1910): Facts, Statistics, History

U.S. railroads 1900–1910—ICC miles 193,346 to 240,293, Elkins/Hepburn/Mann-Elkins, interurbans, 20th Century Limited, Penn Station, last transcontinentals. Facts and statistics.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Lumo and Hull Trains show how rail transport can support social mobility

A report recently published by the British operators Lumo and Hull Trains argues that social mobility through rail transport and [...]

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dailynews.co.zw /1 month ago

‘Partnership drives rail revival’

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES are stepping up efforts to revive Zimbabwe’s rail network, as the govern­ment seeks to ease pressure on... To access this co...

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

The UK is putting freight on the rails. A 40 per cent growth target by 2040

The UK government has set a new target for rail freight: an increase of at least 40 per cent by [...]

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1870s: Panic, Strike, Mileage, Steel & Air Brakes

U.S. railroads 1870–1880—52,922 to ~93,200 miles. Panic of 1873, Crédit Mobilier, Granger laws, Westinghouse automatic brake 1872, Ashtabula 1876, Great Strike 1877. Decade frame,...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Sep 8, Railroads In The 1880s: Standard Time, Gauge, Mileage & the ICC

U.S. railroads 1880–1890—93,200 to 163,600 miles, 70,400 added. Standard Time Nov. 18, 1883, Southern 5-foot change 1886, Interstate Commerce Act 1887.

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railwaypro.com /1 month ago

Germany approval signals a new phase in freight locomotive renewal

As ETCS deployment accelerates and ageing locomotive fleets approach retirement, operators across Europe face increasingly urgent decisions about the future [...]

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

TRIM upgrading critical infrastructure on the iron-ore export line

The State-owned Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) says extensive maintenance and renewal work is under way along the 861 km iron-ore export line stretching from Sishen, i...

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