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Photographs of freight trains and locomotives showcasing industrial rail transport in diverse landscapes, emphasizing their operational role.

A CN coal train near Savona, British Columbia, Canada
A CN coal train near Savona, British Columbia, Canada
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --   From the NASA Railroad yard at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the locomotive moves the train carrying the solid rocket booster, or SRB, segments from the STS-126 launch.  The segments will be taken to Utah. After a mission, the spent boosters are recovered, cleaned, disassembled, refurbished and reused for another launch. After the segments are  hydrolased inside, they are placed on flatbed trucks and transferred to the NASA Railroad yard. The NASA Railroad locomotive backs up the rail cars and the segments are lowered onto the cars. After being covered for the trip, the segments are moved to Titusville for interchange with Florida East Coast Railway to begin the trip back to Utah.
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BNSF5307 Double Stack Train, General Electric Dash 9-44CW, rural setting
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EVANSTON/WYOMING STATEE /USA _American old union pacific train engine 14 June 2012 PHOTO BY DEAN PICTURES
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EVANSTON/WYOMING STATEE /USA _American old union pacific train engine 14 June 2012 PHOTO BY DEAN PICTURES
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  The NASA Railroad train moves along the track away from NASA Kennedy Space Center's railroad yard.  The train is hauling the solid rocket booster segments from the STS-122 mission. After a mission, the spent boosters are recovered, cleaned, disassembled, refurbished and reused after each launch. After hydrolasing the interior of each segment, they are placed on flatbed trucks. The individual booster segments are transferred to a railhead located at the railroad yard.  The covered segments will be moved to Titusville for interchange with Florida East Coast Railway to begin the trip back to the Thiokol plant in Wa¬satch, Utah.
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A CN coal train near Savona, British Columbia, Canada
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BNSF5307 Double Stack Train, General Electric Dash 9-44CW, 4 engine consist, rural setting
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BNSF diesel electric locomotive # 7789 manufactured by General Electric model ES44DC at Goffs California with a coil steel train in tow. Diesel locomotives move through Union Pacific's West Colton freight yards Train passing through in motion
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Freight train underway in Georgia
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BNSF diesel electric locomotive # 7789 manufactured by General Electric model ES44DC at Goffs California with a coil steel train in tow. Diesel locomotives move through Union Pacific's West Colton freight yards Train passing through in motion
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2005 UP7849 Double Stack train General Electric ES44AC, 3 engine consist, rolling along track
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NS2627 Double Stack Train, General Motors EMD SD-70, country setting, MP126, red signal, two engine consist
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Close up view of a railroad crossing gate lowered as a 2005 BNSF diesel locomotive passes a road
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Sept. 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Roggen, Colorado, A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train carrying coal east of Denver
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1993 BNSF7636 Double Stack, General Electric ES44DC Heritage III on the move
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Train at road crossing
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Freight train underway in Georgia
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2005 UP7849 Double Stack train General Electric ES44AC, 3 engine consist, rolling along track
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NS9078 Double Stack, General Electric C40-9W, two engine consist, snow, red signal country setting
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Freight train and blinking crossing light in Big Springs, Nebraska
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A close up image of two train engines pulling rail cars loaded with containers.
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locomotive with red star
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Oct. 31, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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People wave from passenger train cars to people out of view
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USA, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Ronks, Red Caboose Motel, lodging in old train cabooses
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double stack General Motors SD70M UP 4686 Union Pacific locomotive street
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STS-335 LAUNCH ON NEED - SRB DELIVERY AT JJ YARD
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Blue freight train engine at sunrise
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Freight locomotive of the Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser EVB in front of freight wagons at the Eurokombi terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany
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Train in motion pulling cargo
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, D.J. Eckland with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each and every opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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A train approaches closely silhouetted by amber sunset
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Florida East Coast Railway train arrives at the Jay Jay Rail Yard with the booster segments for the Ares I-X test rocket for interchange with the NASA Railroad. The four reusable motor segments and the nozzle exit cone, manufactured by the Ares I first-stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, departed Utah March 12 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida.  The segments will be delivered to the  Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility for final processing and integration. The booster used for the Ares I-X launch is being modified by adding new forward structures and a fifth segment simulator. The motor is the final hardware needed for the rocket's upcoming test flight this summer. The stacking operations are scheduled to begin in the Vehicle Assembly Building in April.
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Barstow California USA
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Africa, Zimbabwe, South Matabeleland province, Beitbridge trainstation, the Shongololo Express
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BNSF7516 Double Stack Train, General Electric ES44DC, 4 engine consist, MP126, rural setting
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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A C.N., freight train traveling toward the rocky mountains of Alberta Canada.
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BNSF7516 Double Stack Train, General Electric ES44DC, 4 engine consist, MP126, westbound, rural setting
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A CP (Canadian Pacific) train carries loads of coal near Hope, BC, Canada
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Canadian National Railroad CN 5904 mixed manifest Stewart Illinois street
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Railcars Carrying Containers Near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Grand Canyon Railway train stands ready to leave en route to Williams, Arizona USA
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two NASA railroad locomotives at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is part of the space agency's railroad operation to not only move equipment at Kennedy, but to transport hardware to and from contractor facilities across the nation.
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, D.J. Eckland with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each and every opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Canadian Pacific Freight Train rolls through the small village of Upsala Ontario.
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CN freights trains moving some freight - 5
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Orange BNSF railroad engines underneath a bright blue partly cloudy sky, facing left.
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, D.J. Eckland with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each and every opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Historic Alaska Railroad Denali National Park Alaska
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Taking the train to Denali National Park through the Alaska wilderness is breathtaking and relaxing, Alaska
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNSF 4567 intermodal General Electric Dash 9-44CW curve locomotive autumn fall trees street
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EVANSTON/WYOMING STATEE /USA _American old union pacific train engine 14 June 2012 PHOTO BY DEAN PICTURES
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Nuclear waste containers on a train waggon, Kurchatov, fomer headquarter of the Semipalatinsk Polygon, Kazakhstan, Asia
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tank train tankers tank cars locomotives mile post 168 street
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USA, Washington State, Odessa. Railroad train pulling containers passes by grain elevators and silos.
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Die riesige Lokomotive des Grand Canyon Railway Zuges in Williams, Arizona - USA Die riesige Lokomotive des Grand Canyon Railway Zuges in Williams, Arizona - USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/MadeleinexDeatonx 22395735
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A train running past the Korea Russia Friendship Pavilion, en route to Tumangang, North Korea
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Aug. 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas “Terry” Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Freight train underway in Georgia
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Coal train in Nebraska.
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Sept. 22, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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The Westcoast Express commuter train in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
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A 1:48 or O scale model of a Southern Pacific C44-9W  #8100 diesel electric locomotive. The GE C44-9W or Dash 9-44CW is a 4 380 (3 267 kW) diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems of Erie  Pennsylvania. It is also known as the C44-9W or Dash 9. The model shown in this image is made by Overland Models of Muncie  ID. This photo appeared in the July 1998 issue of Finescale Railroader. Property released  © Steve Crise Photo
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Nov. 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Cuba old steam train in 1913 in small town of Australia Cuba for tourists
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Union Pacific UP 3312 mixed manifest cars General Motors SC40-2 locomotive street
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Freight train at Spences Bridge beside the Thompson River, British Columbia, Canada
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USA, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Ronks, Red Caboose Motel, accommodation in historic caboose railroad cars
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UP5691 Coal Train GE AC44CCTE rounding curve in Peoria, IL, ditch lights on, autumn foliage
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Sept. 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas “Terry” Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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STS-335 Left Forward Segment on Train is Moved to RPSF
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slow moving Coal wagons on railway tracks
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Train switching rail yard in Empalme, Mexico
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Canada, Quebec. VIA Rail Canada train The Chaleur between Montreal & Gaspesie. Views from the train.
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A U.S. Army locomotive used as part of rail operations is shown Jan. 17, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. For the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as moving cargo and equipment in and out of the installation. And as rail operations continue in the future at the installation, Douglas Terry Altman with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center that manages Fort McCoy rail operations said he welcomes each opportunity to demonstrate the capability. He said rail is one of the post's strategic transportation missions, and regular rail movements allow the installation to exercise that capability.
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Panoramic view of freight cars at Union Pacific's Bailey Railroad Yards, North Platte, Nebraska, the worlds largest classification railroad yard
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USA, California, Drought Spotlight 3 Route 66 Expedition, Victorville (off Nisqualli Road), Mojave River (Large format sizes available)
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Mount Hood Scenic Railroad in Odell, Oregon, USA.
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Two westbound 2005 BNSF freight trains cresting the top of a summit, side by side, high angle view
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A modern steam engine passenger train in desert landscape
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Locomotive at a museum, Eccles Rail Center, Union Station Museum, Ogden, Utah, USA
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Canadian Pacific (CP) historical passenger train in Port Moody, BC, Canada.
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Santa Fe Diesel Locomotive Train, near Cucamonga, California, USA, 1965
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Aerial View Of An Alaska Railroad Train Engine En Route, Alaska, USA
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Union Pacific Diesel Locomotive Train, Cajon Pass near Ono, California, USA, 1964
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BNSF diesel electric locomotive # 4676 manufactured by General Electric is a model C44-9W is at the servicing facilities in Commerce California on April 9, 2006.
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USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon Village, Grand Canyon Tourist Train.
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Red Santa Fe caboose
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Burlington Northern BN-1 General Motors FT-7 locomotive street
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Freight train moving through desert landscape of Mojave Desert, California.
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Grand Canyon Railway train at the GC village stopped
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Goods train of BNSF Railway with containers train railway railway at Abo Pass in New Mexico, USA, North America
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Union Pacific Streamliner City of Los Angeles. ca. 1946, USA, UNION PACIFIC STREAMLINER, 'CITY OF LOS ANGELES' This swift, superbly appointed extra fare train, providing the finest to be had in luxurious travel comfort, carries both Pullmans and reserved seat coaches between Chicago and Los Angeles.
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The train carrying the two solid rocket boosters that will power NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) for Artemis missions to the Moon arrives at the Jay Jay rail yard - the connecting link between Kennedy Space Center and the Florida East Coast railway - in Titusville, Florida, on June 12, 2020. The boosters, each comprised of five motor segments, traveled from a Northrop Grumman manufacturing facility in Promontory, Utah, to Kennedys Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility, where teams with NASAs Exploration Ground Systems will process the segments before moving them to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking on the mobile launcher. Under the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will test the Orion spacecraft and SLS as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon.
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VIA Rail Canadian train number 1 through Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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A CN mixed freight train through Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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