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Trains

From the Editor

Class I railroads take new look at mergers • CEOs consider positives, risks of further consolidation of big six lines

Startup company aims to capture locomotive exhaust carbon • Tender-based system would liquefy carbon dioxide for sale to industrial customers

Amtrak eliminates 450 management jobs • Move to save $100 million as company faces challenges

Colorado says Mountain Rail service could begin in 2026 • Plans for passenger service, which will eventually reach Craig, outlined under new Moffat Tunnel deal

NJ Transit, engineers reach deal after three-day strike

Metra, UP financial fight continues • Commuter service now operates three UP lines, but fee fight goes on

How do railroads get into our blood? • It can be hard to explain why, exactly, we like trains

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The Macaroni Line • 91 miles of south Texas track that changed KCS’ fortune

Digging deep in Baltimore • CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel clearance work will create new double-stack routes

LIKE DIESELS? THANK A TROLLEY! • Diesel-electric locomotives have streetcar roots

Bicentennial in a big way • Southern Pacific gave three locomotives and a caboose a patriotic treatment

SAVE UP TO 58% • GET 1 YEAR OF TRAINS FOR AS LOW AS $39.95

Mt. Rainier Scenic copes after devastating fire • As operations continue, work begins to replace 400-foot bridge destroyed by blaze

T1 Trust chooses site for locomotive assembly • New facility to be built in partnership with Dennison museum

Can’t you hear the whistle blowing? • An unexpected nighttime meet in the Canadian backwoods

Some of my favorite stations • From Grand Central to Milano Centrale, great structures enhance a great trip

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