Industrial History

These are notes that I am writing to help me learn our industrial history. They are my best understanding, but that does not mean they are a correct understanding.

Friday, August 30, 2019

The next generation of freight cars will be articulated?

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(Update: " In June 2018, CP announced plans to spend more than $CA500 million to purchase 5,900 high-capacity grain hoppers from Nation...

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

BNSF Bridge Replacement over Wood River at Home Valley, WA

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( 1919 Bridge Hunter ; no Historic Bridges; Satellite ) Street View A video about swapping in a new span using barges. Screenshot...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Big4: Maps

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Big Four was the nickname for the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway. It seems to me that it is made with the little rai...

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Pennsy 22nd Street "tower"

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As part of the complexity of the railroads in Chicago back before Interstate roads and airlines gutted the railroad business, Pennsy used (b...

Monday, August 26, 2019

MoW: BNSF Track Lifter

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Chris Rhoads posted three photos with the comment: " One of the 1st, if not the 1st, track lifters made by BNSF. " From what I ...

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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Milwaukee Roundhouse in Elgin, IL

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( Satellite , it is gone) Mark Llanuza posted Its the year 1960 the Milwaukee Rd turntable at Elgin at the far south end of the coach y...

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Norfolk Southern in Illinois Map

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I'm saving this info because it is the first time I have seen their trackage/haulage rights documented. NS NS

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