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Have railroads considered side-view or backup cameras on locomotives?

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How are repairs performed in remote areas?

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How is plywood shipped by rail?

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What instrument would have been used as a railroad dinner chime?

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What are the purposes of locomotive lights?

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What is a double barrel hopper train?

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Are there many coal gondolas in the US left?

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Can railroad materials be reused?

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Has the railroad industry considered adding solar panels to diesel locomotives?

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What is the difference between a coach and a chair car?

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How railroads transport different types of steel

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What’s in a locomotive number?

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What are those cylindrical mini tanks on tank cars used for?

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What is the protocol for railroad grade crossing collisions?

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What was the color and consistency of the ore which the Delaware & Hudson pulled from the mine in Tahawus, N.Y., north of North Creek?

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

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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?