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  New England Central

  July 8, 2011 - posted by TrainLife Staff - 2,275 views - 0 comments - 1 like

  LEFT: During the 1980s, Central Vermont was known for its colorful collection of vintage Electro-Motive GP9s. At 10:26 a.m. on July 13, 1988, a late-running CV No. 444 crosses the high bridge at Millers Falls, Massachusetts. The Ne...
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  The Congressional Limited

  June 1, 2011 - posted by TrainLife Staff - 1,884 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  By Bill Buchanan This Montana juxtaposition poses the question: Could Amtrak silver be replaced by dappled gray on the point if Congressional horse-trading results in further cuts? The Congressional Limited Amtrak is apparently not...
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  Christmas, A Good Time For Riding Trains

  May 18, 2011 - posted by TrainLife Staff - 1,382 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  Text and Photography by Bill Buchanan ABOVE: Megan Juchanan takes In the sights of the season aboard a Capitol Corridor train. LEFT: Busy Union Square is a center for shopping in San Francisco. That comment, appearing in a feature s...
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  From Ocean to Ocean on Amtrak

  March 28, 2011 - posted by TrainLife Staff - 1,806 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  By Eric C. Thorp OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP: The conductor of Amtrak's Pioneer radios a highba;; to the engineer. Mike Daneman photo. OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM: Sleeping transients aside, Chicago Union Station is a beautiful place to catch a train. Mike Danema...
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  A New Penn Station for New York

  Invalid date - posted by TrainLife Staff - 8,462 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

      Under the guise of progress, the main concourse of Penn Station disappears beneath a canopy of steel in fall 1985. Sunlight streaming through a myriad of glass panels once made arrivals and departure...
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  Donner Snowfighters

  Invalid date - posted by TrainLife Staff - 2,762 views - 1 comment - 2 likes

  On Dec. 22, 1998, a Southern Pacific flanger blasts through the fresh snow at Soda Springs, Calif. Note the icicle breakers and revolving window, both telltale signs of a SP locomotive assigned to snow fighting duty. ...