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Nevada Railroad rolls. Brief article Dec 1, 2009 133
Remnants of an intercontinental railway: considered one of the most difficult engineering tasks in the world, the Guayaquil-Quito Railroad continues to inspire awe and admiration 100 years after its completion. Holston, Mark Mar 1, 2009 2174
Guatemalan railway. Industry Overview Nov 1, 2005 621
All aboard Chile's Grand Station. Holston, Mark Jul 1, 2005 393
Alaska's trains: ride the rails for a trip to remember. Pardes, Joan Jul 1, 2005 1476
The defeat of the south railroads and wagons: Confederate States Army generals grasped the railroad as a novel panacea for the difficulties of war. Higham, Robin Mar 22, 2005 1674
The muscle that built the rail: to complete the transcontinental railroad, two companies hired cheap immigrant labor and raced to lay the most track. McCollum, Sean Sep 1, 2003 1425
RR Museum uses BASF's Glasurit coatings to restore train relic. (Final Coat). Brief Article May 1, 2003 151
Reconstructing the history of railroading in Tuscumbia and Sheffield, Alabama, through relicts on the landscape. Himmler, Frank N. Brief Article Apr 1, 2003 304
All-aboard for the sala Sao Paulo. (!Ojo!). Holston, Mark Jan 1, 2003 816
The coming and final mergers of American railroads. (Withdrawn). Whitehurst, Clinton H., Jr. Brief Article Jan 1, 2003 140
Canada's railroads. Salloum, Habeeb Dec 1, 2002 2455
Bulawayo's Railway Museum. (Wheels). Williams, Stephen Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 312
Budd car draws railway buffs to North. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 629
Chapleau: 100 ans d'histoire et de developpement. Gagne, Joseph Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 560
Building the Transcontinental RAILROAD. Hanson-Harding, Alexandra Feb 26, 2001 973
From mainline to modem: transporting the commodities of the day. Ruotolo, Frank Sep 1, 1998 1181
Last stop Silverton: the remote Colorado Territory mining town had silver by the ton, but until it had the railroad, it could never really bloom. Leeth, Dan Jun 1, 1997 2074
Anerica's railroads: a disappearing act. Schwieterman, Joseph P. Sep 1, 1995 2323
The power of the rail. Mar 1, 1995 239

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