Shortlines and regionals are a vital source of traffic for the big Class 1 Railroads. Much of Conrail’s traffic in the Northeast fit this pattern. Explore those railroads and their Conrail connections.
The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates one of best steam tourist railroads in the world, some 45 miles each way from Durango to Silverton, Colorado in the Rockies.
Chicago is the busiest rail hub in America. C. Vision Productions takes you there in this multi-volume series covering some of the most well-known and hidden hot spots in Windy City Rails!
Leave Harrisburg and pass over the “Rockville Bridge” (which is the longest stone arch railroad bridge in the world) winding along the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers through the Allegheny Mountains to Huntingdon, Pa.
Leaving Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station over the “Main Line” to Paoli, passing through scenic Pennsylvania Dutch Country to Lancaster, then on to Harrisburg passing “Three Mile Island” along the Susquehanna River.
When the Chessie System and the Seaboard System were combined, the new railroad had two routes into East St. Louis: the former Louisville & Nashville line from Louisville and the former Baltimore & Ohio line from Cincinnati. See a variety of traffic pulled by a variety of paint.
The Indiana Rail Road is a large regional railroad that’s just getting larger! In 2006, the INRD added former Milwaukee Road/Soo trackage which doubled its route mileage.
Here is an incredible volume of trains, variety and colors. See the trains in Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, Yono, Kawasaki and Ueno. And see the Shinkansen, the bullet trains.
Take a look at Enfield Yard and the locomotive facility, the Botany Goods Line, Sandown and Freight Australia – plus Sydney’s high density suburban service. And… monorail, light rail service, and the Indian Pacific and XPT passenger trains.