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What is the purpose of the louvres low on each side of the nose of both E and F units from Electro-Motive Division?

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Where do you find charts with information on specific locomotives?

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Where do you find charts with information on specific locomotives?

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What covered hopper is on page 8 of the March 2017 issue?

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Unusual rolling stock: What IS that?

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What is Precision Scheduled Railroading?

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Where to buy a locomotive air horn?

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What’s that locomotive in the April 2022 issue of Trains magazine?

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Moynihan Train Hall in New York City

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Fred Frailey’s Powder River Basin

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What railroad is my old lantern with CMx on the globe from?

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Railroad side marker: What is the upside down hockey stick for?

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Did the Pennsylvania railroad have any Alco RS-2 diesels on its roster?

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How is lumber shipped on a train?

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How to rerail a freight car on a shortline

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Can you identify the functions of the equipment in this photo?

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Genesee & Wyoming locomotives in California

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What’s in that gondola?

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Does cab interior green have a name?

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Where do locomotive crews go to the bathroom?

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