Journeys on World War II troop trains

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A Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 leads a troop train east through California in 1946. George M. Speir In early May 1945, I boarded a troop train at Fort Knox, Ky., and headed west on the Louisville & Nashville, destination unknown. The war in Europe had just ended and my fellow 18-year-old replacement tank crewmen had been […]

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Rail pictures by drone may soon be regulated NEWSWIRE

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Norfolk Southern’s yard in Jackson, Mich., as seen from a drone in Aug. 2014. Federal regulators are talking about making even hobbyist photographers register their aircraft.  Drayton Blackgrove WASHINGTON — In a move that could affect rail photographers nationwide who use drones, Federal regulators say they want to require all drone users to register their […]

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Montana Rail Link photo roster

Blue switching locomotive viewed up close with a wide-angle lens.

  This Montana Rail Link photo roster from 2015 is a testament to the motive power and scenery of a great regional railroad. BNSF Railway is set to end its operations in the near future as of January 2022.   At its start-up in October 1987, Montana Rail Link purchased a total of 52 locomotives, […]

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