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May 19 of 2004 – Gunter Train Collision – Two BNSF freight trains collide head-on near Gunter, Texas.The train engineer of the southbound train died. [3]June 28, 2004 – A westbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train collides with the middle of an eastbound BNSF freight that was entering a siding at Macdona, Texas.
The train rolled out of the yard and began a 65-mile (105 km) journey south through northwest Ohio unmanned. Attempts to derail the train using a portable derailer failed; the portable derailer was thrown off the track by the force of the train when struck. Police officers tried to starve the engine of diesel fuel and shut it down by shooting ...
A container train passing through Jacksonville, Florida, with 53 ft (16.15 m) containers used for shipments within North America. Double-stack rail transport is a form of intermodal freight transport in which railroad cars carry two layers of intermodal containers.
Great American Railroad Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and broadcast on BBC Two. [1] Using an 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of the United States and Canada, Portillo travels across the United States and Canada primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary.
The line averages about 36 freight trains each day. [1] Passenger trains such as Amtrak's San Joaquins are banned from the loop, although the Coast Starlight can use it as a detour. [3] Its frequent trains and scenic setting make the Tehachapi Loop popular with railfans. [3] [4] In 1998, it was named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
A Class 92 hauled container freight train on the West Coast Main Line, United Kingdom A long grain train of the Union Pacific Railroad crossing a bridge in Washington state, United States Freight trains wait for departure in Zhengzhou, China. Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A unit train with cargo from a quarry in the United Kingdom A tank car in Germany, used to carry liquids and gases. Freight trains carry cargo in freight cars, also known as goods wagons, which are unpowered and designed to carry various types of goods. Different types of freight cars may be used by a train, such as: Boxcar; Tank Car; Hopper Car
Extreme Trains is a television program on the History Channel that describes the daily operations of railroads in the United States, from coal trains to passenger trains and famous routes. It is hosted by Matt Bown, a train conductor for Pan Am Railways in Maine , whose interest is railways and the technology of them.