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How many Amtrak cars do you need for a prototypical train?

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Conrail diesel locomotive graduates

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Five Burlington Northern kitbashes

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Locomotives short lines like to use

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Modeling Amtrak’s “rainbow” fleet

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“Cabooses” or “cabeese”?

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Eight Burlington Northern freight car one-offs

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Model an enginehouse scene

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Five modeling ideas from a General Electric Dash 9-44CW

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Electro-Motive Division’s NW5

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Burlington Northern locomotive one-offs

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Why I love the Electro-Motive Division SD40-2

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Fourteen states and five steaks on Amtrak

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Why I love the Electro-Motive Division SW1

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Exploring the Illinois Central Gulf Sioux Falls District

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Why I love the 2-8-4 Berkshire locomotive

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Why I love the Pennsylvania RR GG1 electric locomotive

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Non railroad freight car uses: a mysterious Mopac hopper

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Locomotives in fresh paint — and freight cars too

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Burlington Northern caboose prototype: Car no. 11711

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