ABCs of railroading

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: organization for the digital photographer
Erik Bergstrom 11/21/2007
Organize and edit your digital photos within one powerful software package. Additional information from the Fantrip feature "Organizing your digital images," Trains magazine, January 2008.
GPS helps you find the trains
Erik Bergstrom 05/31/2006
Online extra from Fantrip column in July 2006 Trains
Glossary of railroad signal terms
 05/01/2006
Railroad signals
Frank W. Bryan and Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
What they do, what they mean
Railroad's traffic control systems
Frank W. Bryan 05/01/2006
A summary of the different types of authority that allow trains to move on a given piece of track, plus the essential documents railroads use to conduct their operations
Mountain railroading terminology
 05/01/2006
Does your pass make the grade or do you need a pusher? Unravel the meanings of terms used in mountain railroading.
Yard visits
 05/01/2006
Articles on railroad classification yards published in TRAINS agazine
Railroad reporting marks
 05/01/2006
A complete directory of railroad reporting marks (commonly found on freight cars), from A to Z
How a steam locomotive works
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
Fire + water = steam
Dynamic braking
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Power for the (down) grade
Head-end power
Bob Johnston  05/01/2006
Power for the people
Introducing the horn section
Keith Thompson 05/01/2006
A primer on diesel locomotive horns on today's railroads
Locomotive classification lights
 05/01/2006
Builder's plates
Keith Thompson 05/01/2006
A locomotive's birth certificate
Booster units
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Dieseldom's foot soldiers
Slugs
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
When pulling, more bang for the buck
Critters in the enginehouse
Paul D. Schneider 05/01/2006
Transfer locomotives
 05/01/2006
Locomotive cab configurations
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Locomotive model abbreviations
 05/01/2006
Deciphering an alphabet soup
Freight car classifications
 05/01/2006
Association of American Railroads' Plate designations
Freight car markings
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
You have to read the fine print
Freight car trucks and carbodies
Paul D. Schneider 05/01/2006
Key components of a freight car
Grades and curves
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Railroading's weapons in the battle against gravity and geography
Defect detectors
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Looking for trouble in all the right places
Stop that train
Keith Thompson 05/01/2006
Things that go bump in the right of way
Grade crossing installations
Charles H. Bogart 05/01/2006
When railroad tracks meet highways
Tell-tales
 05/01/2006
Electrification of railroads
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
Wired rails
Rack and cable railways
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
More than one way to move a train
Couplers
Kevin P. Keefe  05/01/2006
The durable link
Intermodal equipment
Michael W. Blaszak 05/01/2006
Flatcars and well cars; containers and trailers
End-of-train devices
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Bringing up the rear
AEI data tags and readers
Keith Thompson 05/01/2006
Tracking freight cars
Wrecking derricks
McDermott Gibson 05/01/2006
Derailment dinosaurs
Outfit cars
 05/01/2006
Diesel family tree
 05/01/2006
Paul D. Schneider
About B-B and C-C
 05/01/2006
Robert S. McGonigal
Locomotive versus engine
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
It's all in the name
Diesel engines: four strokes and two
 05/01/2006
Who built the diesels
Paul D. Schneider 05/01/2006
Locomotive cab configurations
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
Whistle signals
 05/01/2006
Deciphering the code
Track classifications
Kevin P. Keefe 05/01/2006
Classifying and inspecting railroad track
A history of track gauge
George W. Hilton 05/01/2006
How 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches became the standard
Rail
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
From early wood bars to the continuous welded rail of today, it's the defining element
Crossties
Paul D. Schneider 05/01/2006
The tie that binds
The people who work on trains
Andy Sperandeo and Kevin P. Keefe  05/01/2006
The members of a train crew: who they are and what they do
Ballast
Robert S. McGonigal  05/01/2006
To keep 'em rolling, it takes plenty of rock
Train orders
William L. Gwyer  05/01/2006
At one time, trains couldn't leave the station without them
Blue flags
Charles H. Bogart 05/01/2006
When seeing blue means "stop"
When trains detour
Michael W. Blaszak 05/01/2006
Trackage and haulage rights
Michael W. Blaszak  05/01/2006
How railroads extend their reach
CTC: Remotely directing the movement of trains
Frank W. Bryan  05/01/2006
Understanding railroad reporting marks
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
What they are, what they do
The tools of railroading
 05/01/2006
Locomotives: The power of railroading
Robert S. McGonigal 05/01/2006
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