Old vs. New Locomotive Cutaway, 1920
It was a fairly accurate prediction, in 1920, of the difference between the bulky locomotive of the day vs. the predicted streamlined version. The article claimed that more locomotives had been built...
View ArticleRailroad Boxcar Sweeper Arm Cutaway, 1950
This unusual device, made by Stephens-Adamson Co. of Los Angeles, CA, reached deep into boxcars that had loose contents and swept the contents out of the open door. As it turns out, Stephens-Adamson...
View ArticleTwo Story Duplex Pullman Rail Car Cutaway, 1932
In 1932, the time of this cutaway, this two-story Pullman berth intended to offer four rooms: two up and two down. Each room would have its own daybed, sink, and toilet. The article implied that this...
View ArticleSuper Dome Train Car Cutaway, 1952
Sightseeing “dome” rail cars were not new in 1952, but to this point these VistaDomes, as they were called, had extended only partially along the length of the car. With the new Pullman super dome...
View ArticleBZhRK Barguzin Russian Rail Missile Had Precedent with Peacekeeper Rail...
Over at Popular Mechanics, Kyle Mizokami reports that Russia is developing a rail-mounted system of mobile ICBMs that will constantly rove the country, making “the country’s nuclear arsenal more mobile...
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