The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains

In the May, 1959 issue of Trains Magazine, editor David P. Morgan discussed the factors that led to passenger rail's decline and what could be done to fix it. This was less than 15 years after the end of WWII and shows that even then, American passenger rail was dealing with big problems. Phil analyzes the article and tells us what it means for the trains of today.

What does a long-gone investment company in Richmond, VA have to do with a shortline railroad in Mississippi? Phil tells the story, from the Greenberg's Train & Toy Show in Richmond, VA_______________________________Reference: Trains Magazine, October 1982 Issue. "The Railroad That Came Home to the People." Dolzall, Gary W.

Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern made news this week, but it's not what you think. Phil Bell breaks down what happened and why.

We dive into Illinois' reorganization of Metra, CTA, and Pace, plus take a look at the Ameristar Rail & its leader Scott Spencer's plans for LibertyLiner 250, presently known as Amtrak's Acela Express! ______________________________Visit us on the web at www.allthingstrains.com

Hot off the presses! Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern just filed their merger application and it's a long one! Phil will dive in and take a look, so you can get an idea of what is it takes to build America's first coast-to-coast railroad!_______________________________Visit us on the web at www.allthingstrains.com!

In this joint episode with the Parkview Institute's Center for Transportation Advancement, Phil Bell and C4TA Executive Director David Ozgo discuss the merger, the opposition, and the outlook. This is a MUST for every railfan, rail industry policymaker, and investor._____________________________________Get Your Tickets for the Advancing Transportation Conference Today! It's coming up soon on Friday, October 17, 2025 (Erie Lackawanna's 65th Birthday!): www.towerkgroup.com/events______________________________________(c) 2025: Tower K Group, L.L.C.

Coming to you from the Greenberg's Train & Toy Show in Edison, NJ, Phil gives the full story about his time as a lobbyist for GoRail. Please join us on May 7, 2025 at Railroad Day on Capitol Hill to help support freight rail and meet fellow lovers of railroading!______________________________Railroad Day on Capitol Hill: https://www.aslrra.org/events/railroad-day/GoRail: www.gorail.org______________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcastsYouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________

Have you ever seen a truck trailer or shipping container on a train...and wondered how it got there? Well, David J. DeBoer's book, Piggyback and Containers A History of Rail Intermodal on America's Steel Highway tells the story, starting from farm wagons on the Long Island Rail Road to the Santa Fe's "Super Fleet" Intermodal Days. Phil Bell gives his video review right here!_______________________1. Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Piggyback-Containers-History-Intermodal-Americas/dp/08709510842. Intermodal Does NOT Mean Sex | All Aboard Podcast Episode 017: https://youtu.be/0Sx4YVHrU9Q?si=OM1f7MwHY4K2g_Ap3. All uncredited black & white images, except the CGW Route Map are from the book.______________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcastsYouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Show less

What if I told you that almost every aspect of Penn Central succeeded? Would you believe me? Phil Bell, host of the All Aboard Podcast, challenges everything you know about Penn Central. Let's hear your thoughts, too!____________________________Show Bibliography:1. The Wreck of the Penn Central. Daugen, Joseph; Binzen, Peter.2. The Fallen Colossus. Sobel, Robert.3. No Way to Run A Railroad: The Untold Story of the Penn Central Crisis. Salsbury, Stephen.4. "Pennsylvania Railroad Company and New York Central Railroad Company Merger" (ICC) Finance Docket No. 21989 c.2-26-1965. via Multimodalways.org-Other assets documented in the video____________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcastsYouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________

In Episode 61, we talked about what was wrong with Amtrak. In Episode 62, we hear Phil's plan to improve America's passenger trains by building on Amtrak's best assets. Tune in, and in the comments below, let us know if his plan is good, bad, or downright ridiculous...and share your ideas! Like, Share, & Subscribe! _____________________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia

Phil loves to ride the train and he's had good trips on Amtrak. But let's be honest, it is a Factory of Sadness for those who want to see improved passenger rail service in the USA. In Part I of 3, Phil talks about the reasons why Amtrak simply cannot succeed. Like, Share, & Subscribe! _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________

The Erie Lackawanna is a beloved railroad among rail enthusiasts, historians, and those who lived along its route. But was the Erie Lackawanna a bad idea? Should it have been created in the first place? The All Aboard Podcast dives in! All Aboard Podcast Episode #60 ____________________________ Source Material: 1. Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992. Grant, H. Roger. 1994. Stanford University Press. 2.Chicago Great Western Railway, "The Corn Belt Route." Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.american-rails.com/cgw.html 3. Gone: Erie Lackawanna Memories. YouTube user: erie825. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxH-F99kAcQ 4. the Minneapolis St Paul, & Sault St Marie RR AKA: The Soo Line. System Map. Accessed: December 30, 2024. Link: https://railfanguides.us/system/soo/index.htm 5. (Photo): In 1977, D&H SD45 #803 shows off its L-shaped windshield and patched EL paint scheme. The Garbely Publishing Company collection. Accessed: December 30, 2024. Link: https://bridge-line.org/emdsd45 6. (Photo): eastbound intermodal. Fingerhood, Bruce. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/3782223247 7. (Photo): D&H passenger train at Windsor Station (Montreal, QC). Photographer Unknown, Jacob Patterson collection. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://www.railpictures.ca/upload/with-a-pair-of-delaware-hudson-alco-pa-4s-upfront-amtraks-adirondack-prepares-to-depart-windsor-station-in-montreal-for-new-york-as-train-68-at-0930h-the-dh-had-operated-passenger-servic 8. (Photo): Delaware & Hudson Map. Streamlinermemories.info. Accessed December 30, 2024. Link: https://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/D&HMap.pdf 9. (Photo): Lackwanna Cutoff Route. Lackawannacutoff.org. Link: http://lackawannacutoff.org/photo-gallery/ Others noted in video. _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia

Tune in for our weekly review of railroad news, here at The All Aboard Podcast. We cover a brewing controversy with the ownership of N&W 611, the NTSB Report on the East Palestine derailment, and much more! Stop, Look, & Listen! #robberbarons ________________________ Show Bibliography 1.Indication for Amtrak Gulf Coast Service Looks Grim. Accessed 7/1/24 https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/indication-for-amtrak-gulf-coast-service-looks-grim/ 2. Mobile Amtrak Station Wikipedia Article. Accessed 7/1/24: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_station_(Amtrak) 3. OmniTRAX Named Rail Operator for Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon https://www.railwayage.com/intermodal/omnitrax-named-rail-operator-for-ports-of-indiana-mount-vernon/?RAchannel=news 4. Ports of Indiana, OmniTRAX enter landmark rail development agreement to grow state’s largest port. Accessed 7/1/24 https://www.portsofindiana.com/2024/06/27/ports-of-indiana-omnitrax-enter-landmark-rail-development-agreement-to-grow-states-largest-port/ 5. Mount Vernon Port Coming Off Biggest Year In Its History. Ervin, Heather. Accessed 7/1/24. https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/02/01/mount-vernon-port-biggest-year-history/ 6. Failed bearing caused East Palestine derailment, NTSB confirms. Accessed 7/1/24. https://www.railwaygazette.com/failed-bearing-caused-east-palestine-derailment-ntsb-confirms/66819.article 7. NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the East Palestine Derailment. Bense, Kiley. Accessed 7/1/24. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/07/ntsb-says-norfolk-southern-threatened-staff-as-they-investigated-the-east-palestine-derailment/ 8. UP Steam Schedule: https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm 9. Virginia Museum of Transportation board members resign. Accessed 7/1/24. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/virginia-museum-of-transportation-board-members-resign/ _______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Amtrak might be making big changes to its Washington, DC-Chicago, IL Capitol Limited and New York, NY-Miami, FL Silver Star. Phil thinks it's a bad idea, since it's grounded in something that failed way back in the 1990s. Tune in to find out what's got Phil so worked up... _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. "Superliner capacity not a new issue." Cane, Mark S. Trains Magazine. July, 2024. 2. November 10, 1996 Amtrak National Timetable. Amtrak. Via The Museum of Railway Timetables. Accessed June 6, 2024. The Museum of Railway Timetables (timetables.org) ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Enjoy our episode on the Belt Railway of Chicago, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, Indiana Harbor Belt, and other ways railroads avoid Chicago! _______________________________ Show Bibliography: 1. About. Belt Railway of Chicago. Accessed 6/18/24. https://beltrailway.com/about-2/#:~:text=History,a%20terminal%20railroad%20in%20Chicago. 2. EJ&E Railroad History. Dale, Stephen. Accessed 6/18/24. https://www.ejearchive.com/page_history.html 3. Kankakee Belt Route. Wikipedia Article. Accessed 6/18/24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kankakee_Belt_Route 4. Great Lakes Basin Transportation. Accessed 6/18/24 https://www.greatlakesbasintransportation.com/ 5. Great Lakes Basin Railroad Map. Accessed 6/18/24 https://www.greatlakesbasintransportation.com/_files/ugd/bf8723_87ed80df91cf4b9d84564653919f3fc 6.pdf6. Feds reject Great Lakes Basin railroad bypass around Chicago. Wronski, Richard. Corvette Communications. Accessed 6/18/24 http://www.chitranspo.com/freight-rail/feds-reject-great-lakes-basin-railroad-bypass/ _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com ⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠ ⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

When most people think of Commuter Trains, they think of the big city systems that were operated by private railroads in days gone by. Today, we talk about two "new start" systems that have evolved, long after commuter rail in big American cities declined._____________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

If you've been around trains for any length of time, you've heard someone mention an "SD45-2" or maybe an "AC60" or even a GG1. If you don't understand all of that, it's ok, we're going to give you some insight into how what locomotive designations mean and how you can get an idea of what you're hearing when you're out on the main line.___________________________Show Bibliography: 1. EMD High Cab GP39-2. Photograph. Belmont, James. Flickr.com. Accessed 6/13/24. https://www.flickr.com/photos/151089709@N08/49082027641 2. EMD: GP39-2. Readingmodeler.info. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.readingmodeler.info/index.php/articles/89-locomotive-reference/road-locomotives/189-emd-gp39-2 3. ALCO Locomotives. RailroadMichigan.com. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.railroadmichigan.com/alco.html 4. GE AC6000CW at Erie, Pennsylvania by Dan Gaines. Photography. Accessed 6/13/24. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/519606/ 5. SCL 7016 Seaboard Coast Line GE C30-7 at Cayce, South Carolina by TC Caughman https://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=238539&nseq=421 6. GE U25B. trains-and-locomotives.fandom.com. Accessed 6/13/24https://trains-and-locomotives.fandom.com/wiki/GE_U25B 7. EMD "E8" Locomotives. Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. Accessed 6/13/24 https://www.american-rails.com/7812.html________________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Our clapback to Wendover Productions' YouTube Video "The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible," sure did stir up a hornet's nest! So, Phil responds to viewer comments on his take and discusses everything from Amtrak's truncated Adirondack to why so many people don't understand the purpose of the railroad. As always, Stop, Look, and Listen!______________________________________Show Bibliography: 1. All Aboard Episode 052: Time for a Clapback-Debunking the Freight Preference Hoax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpFz-wwDxHE&t=1057s 2. The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible (Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQTjLWIHN74&t=474s___________________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Many rail passenger advocates believe that passenger trains are unfairly hurt by freight train interference and that freight railroad executives privately sit around looking for ways to hurt passenger trains. YouTube channel Wendover Productions put out a particularly objectionable video, "The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible (The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible - YouTube), which we will examine and point out everything it--and passenger advocates--get wrong about freight trains and passenger trains sharing tracks. As always, thanks to all of our fellow #RobberBarons out there, and as always, Stop, Look, & Listen! _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible. Wendover Productions. Accessed June 5, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQTjL... ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrai... Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTra... Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTra... X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstr... Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMed... ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTr... eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For our 50th Episode, we take a look back at one of Phil's favorite magazines: The April, 1980 issue of Trains Magazine. This includes the UP-MP-WP merger, paying for Penn Central, Amtrak's Hlltopper and Floridian, and diesel-electric locomotive depreciation! As always, thanks to all of our fellow #RobberBarons out there, and as always, Stop, Look, & Listen! _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Trains Magazine. April 1980. Kalmbach Publishing. https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-april-1980/ 2. Amtrak Locomotive 900 with Test Train. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Bill Kratville. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amtrak_locomotive_900_with_test_train,_January_1980.jpg 3. O&W SD40-2 9954. Photograph. Flickr. Jay Thomson. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.flickr.com/photos/hunter1828/9068910755 4. Photo of Amtrak's Hilltopper with an RF&P unit leading. Reddit. Garland Harper. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/1bjirvg/amtraks_shortlived_and_poorlypatronized/#lightbox 5. Alaska Railroad 1070. ALCO FR-1. Trainweb.org. Accessed June 3, 2024 http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/images/ARR1070.jpg 6. Amtrak SDP40F 502 at Oklahoma City, OK. Railpictures.net. Charles Stookey. Accessed June 3, 2024 https://www.railpictures.net/photo/596029/ Today's Intro March: Marche Militaire Francaise by The President's Own, US Marine Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvfvADQ8Sc ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Many rail enthusiasts love the 1st Generation EMDs, such as the E8, F7, F3, and GP7. We talk about the Electro-Motive Division itself, and why these locomotives are so significant. _________________________ 1. Erie #5012, an example of the Electro Motive Corporation's early days building self-propelled railcars. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3865931 2. A Chuck Zeiler photo of CB&Q #9908, the "Silver Charger," a self-propelled railcar outwardly similar to the early Zephyr trainsets. Note the EMD E-unit power truck. https://www.flickr.com/photos/chuckzeiler/40634133310 3. Atlantic Coast Line EMD GP7s wearing the carrier's purple, silver, & gold paint scheme: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/railpicturesnet-photo-acl-164-atlantic-coast-line-emd-gp7-at-florence-south-carolina-by-bob-drake--453174781229038585/ 4. FEC FP7 and GP9 in Florida, wearing the carrier's famous orange, silver, and yellow paint. https://www.flickr.com/photos/davekutz/8274016253/ 5. Phil Bell photo of Union Pacific E8A #942 at the Southern California Railway Museum. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bksv8RKlEWn/ 6. August 2011 Baselines: Charles “Boss” Kettering. Senefsky, Bill. August 1, 2011. Accessed May 20, 2024. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/1108dp-august-2011-baselines-charles-boss-kettering/ ____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

We all love to talk about "preserved" rail equipment...but what is rail preservation and why does it drive so many people absolutely crazy? Today, Phil covers good, bad, and absolutely fugly examples of railroad preservation and how it can be improved. _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Discover the Joy of the Strasburg Railroad. Eden Resorts. Accessed May 15, 2024 https://edenresort.com/experiences/attractions/strasburg-railroad 2. Strasburg Rail Road. Wikipedia. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasburg_Rail_Road 3. Noblesville evicts Indiana Transportation Museum after 52 years. Touhy, John. December 20, 2017. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2017/12/20/noblesville-evicts-indiana-transportation-museum-after-52-years/969387001/ 4. Amtrak Monthly Performance Report. YTD December FY 2024. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/monthlyperformancereports/2023/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-December-2023.pdf 5. Louisiana Eastern Story. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.meridianspeedway.net/louisiana-eastern-story.html 6. Railway Preservation News Thread on Paulsen Spence's Locomotives. Accessed May 15, 2024. http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35300 ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For nearly 4 months, Norfolk Southern was engaged in a bruising battle with activist investor Ancora Holdings, which ended in a draw on Thursday, May 9th. Tune in to find out what happened and the outlook for the Thoroughbred of Transportation. #RobberBarons #StopLookListen The All Aboard Podcast is a proud part of The All America Network _________________________ Past NS-Anocra Episodes: -Episode 033: NS. vs. Ancora-Taking a Deep Dive: https://rumble.com/v4lsf4u-all-aboard-episode-032-norfolk-southern-vs.-ancora-taking-a-deep-dive.html -Episode 027: Barbarians At the Gate?!? When Activist Investors Ride the Rails! https://rumble.com/v4hbb3i-all-aboard-episode-027-activist-investors-are-nothing-new.html -Bonus Episode: Railroad Transactions, Poison Pills, and Junk Bonds https://rumble.com/v4rhy2f-april-25-2024.html __________________________ Show Bibliography: -Norfolk Southern Pullin Out of the Station, Leaving Activist Ancora In the Dust https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/norfolk-southern-pulling-out-of-the-station-after-proxy-fight-leaving-activist-ancora-in-the-dust/ -Norfolk Southern Form 8-K (SEC Filing) May 9, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000119312524135078/d802898d8k.htm -Norfolk Southern Form 10-Q (SEC Filing) April 24, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/702165/000070216524000009/nsc-20240331.htm -Surface Transportation Board Rail Service Data: https://www.stb.gov/reports-data/rail-service-data/ _______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Railroads, along with their suppliers and customers have an extensive advocacy network in Washington, DC and in all 50 states. This episode discusses some of this organizations and why it is critical for railroads to be engaged in public policy development. ______________ 1. Association of American Railroads: www.aar.org 2. American Short Line And Regional Rail Road Association: www.aslrra.org 3. GoRail: www.gorail.org 4. Railinc: www.railinc.com 5. Short Line Safety Institute: https://www.shortlinesafety.org/ 6. Heritage Rail Alliance: https://heritagerail.org/ 7. American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners: https://www.aaprco.com/ 8. OneRail Coalition: https://www.onerail.org/ 9. Railway Supply Institute: https://www.rsiweb.org/ _________________________ Show Bibliography: AAR "Type B" Trucks. American-Rails.org. Burns, Adam Accessed May 6, 2024. https://www.american-rails.com/aar-type-b.html _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Tune in for Phil's review of Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains by David C. Warner and Bruce Goldberg, as we conclude Passenger Train Week. Also, Phil gives his thoughts on the sale of Kalmbach Publishing's train-related magazines. _______________________ 1. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/book/83264 2. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Amtrak-Trains-Comprehensive/dp/1932804706 ___________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

To celebrate Amtrak's 53rd Birthday, we talk about several trains which Amtrak is no longer running, to help tell the carrier's story. Stop, Look, & Listen! #RobberBarons ______________________________ 1. All Aboard Episode 042: Who REALLY Shot the Passenger Train: https://rumble.com/v4sdgjb-all-aboard-episode-042-who-really-shot-the-passenger-train.html 2. Fifty Years of Amtrak Trains: A Comprehensive Survey of Amtrak Routes: 1971-2021. Warner, David C., Goldberg, Bruce. https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Amtrak-Trains-Comprehensive/dp/1932804706 3. New York Central System Passenger Timetable April 24, 1966. 4. BOSTON & MAINE F-7's AT WHITE RIVER JCT. Photograph. Ozog, Edward. http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=150344 5. Three Amtrak Clockers at Elizabeth, NJ One Evening. Photograph. Bernard, Marty. https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/28882033214/in/photostream/ 6. AMTRAK’S MONTREALER AT SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT—30 YEARS AGO TODAY. Photographs. Solomon, Brian http://briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/tag/montrealer/ 7. Route Map: James Whitcomb Riley & Mountaineer. Amtrak via Wikimedia Commons. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/James_Whitcomb_Riley_and_Mountaineer_1975_map.png 8. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp., 503 U.S. 407 (1992) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/503/407/ Accessed, 5/1/24 _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Since Amtrak's 53rd birthday is happening this week, Phil talks about who really shot the passenger train, and his answer may surprise you! ____________________ If you like public policy, tune in to my friend Amanda Head's podcast, Furthermore. A link is right here: https://www.furthermorepodcast.com/ _____________________ Show Bibliography: 1. All Aboard Episode 035: ConRail Back In The Day: https://youtu.be/1JvbgwyZD2Y?si=8QnK5bH2xHxfvMhF 2. All Aboard Book Review: Romance of the Rails by Randal O'Toole: https://youtu.be/Nzq-AVySfjY?si=krtbkbBUZ31ecU9z 3. All Aboard Episode 007: The Conditions for Conrail: https://youtu.be/wTdpYTqadz0?si=1Xa6bcewOEmfEPEf 4. Hosmer Report via Streamliner Memories: https://streamlinermemories.info/GN/HosmerReport.pdf 5. 1956 Chicago Dearborn Station Photo via r/TrainPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/14axog8/june_30_1956_at_dearborn_station_in_chicago_monon/#lightbox 6. 1951 Photo of Commuter Trains at Erie's Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City via r/TrainPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/jcm1lc/afternoon_commuter_trains_at_eries_pavonia/#lightbox 7. Buck Rogers Ray Gun Toy Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers#/media/File:Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_U-238_Atomic_Pistol-NMAH-AHB2015q029270.jpg 8. Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee, WI via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Park_Horticultural_Conservatory#/media/File:Mitchell_park_domes.jpg 9. 1969 Photo of Seaboard Coast Line's Silver Star in Richmond, VA by Marty Bernard. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2697673 10. Photo of a Union Pacific passenger train on the Milwaukee Road in Chicago, IL via Pinterest https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/ef/81/74ef8149708bd795e1c2cea89b450ed0.jpg _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Episode 041 (Shouldn't Paint So Fast...Or Should You?) Covered the Southern Pacific Santa Fe non-merger, and it meant we needed a clearer explanation of the procedures for railroad mergers, so-called "Poison Pills" which provide defenses for companies facing hostile acquirers, and "Junk" bonds. So, we give you a quick hit here to cover all of these. ____________________________________Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The Southern Pacific Santa Fe would have been a great railroad...but it never turned a wheel. Find out why that is, and if Phil thinks it should be part of America's transportation picture in 2024. _________________________ If you love public policy and want to hear from leading voices, check out Furthermore with Amanda Head. She is a great friend of the All Aboard Podcast and is one of the best young voices in the media. Tune in here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/furthermore-with-amanda-head/id1739826831 __________________________ Show Bibliography: 1. SPSF 7221 & 7219 (SD45-2 Rebuilds). Photo, collection of John Bargert. https://www.flickr.com/photos/185841655@N03/52017358184 Accessed 4/24/24. 2. AT&SF 1990 System Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/ATSF/ATSF%20System%20Map%2012-1990.pdf Accessed 4/24/24. 3. Kodachrome 64 film for color slides. KR135-36. 36 exposures. Exp 11/82 https://www.ebay.com/itm/394457196843?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=394457196843&targetid=2299003535955&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9008154&poi=&campaignid=21214273144&mkgroupid=164316470867&rlsatarget=pla-2299003535955&abcId=9407518&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVMnYmOMbkkk73rTuuoIoB1DmL5g5uE7gZz4sTzNMn7wfSEnLL-lfKRoCuXEQAvD_BwE Accessed 4/24/24 4. Southern Pacific Lines Railroad Map. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/SP/SP%20System%20Map%201989.pdf Accessed 4/24/24 5. Los Angeles Union Station. Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)#/media/File:Los_Angeles_Union_Station_22.jpg Accessed 4/24/24 6. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. https://www.american-rails.com/atsf.html Accessed 4/24/24/ 7. Rail Rivals Santa Fe, Southern Pacific Announce Merger. Shifrin, Carole. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/05/16/rail-rivals-sante-fe-southern-pacific-announce-merger/c048e3a0-09b1-4ea5-8883-a8167e09f33f/ Accessed 4/24/24 8. A SPRAWLING RAIL EMPIRE EMERGES FROM THE SANTA FE; DEALMAKER: John J. Schmidt. Williams, Winston. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/business/a-sprawling-rail-empire-emerges-from-the-santa-fe-dealmaker-john-j-schmidt.html Accessed 4/24/24 9. YouTube, Rumble Thumbnail: AT&SF 8085 in Needles, CA on April 9, 1987 (28159540004).jpg Puta, Roger/Wikimedia User railfan44 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26SF_8085_in_Needles,_CA_on_April_9,_1987_(28159540004).jpg Accessed 4/24/24 _____________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠___________Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Size really does matter in railroading, so we're talking about three railroads: The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, the Sandersville Railroad, and the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, which were small in size but big in impact...which continues today. All Aboard!! ______________________ Rail Road Development Corp: RDC Perspectives (scroll down to end): https://rrdc.com/our-philosophy ______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. P&LE System Map: https://multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/P&LE/P&LE%20Maps/P&LE%20System%20Map.pdf Accessed, 4/21/24 2. P&LE WB Train 85 behind Alco power. Collection of Lewis Schneider. Photograph. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2377545#google_vignette Accessed, 4/21/24 3. P&LE – THE FINAL YEARS. Posner, Henry M, III. February 16, 2002. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/P&LE/Posner%20speech_p&le_2002_print.pdf Accessed, 4/21/24 4. Ben Tarbutton, III. Georgia Research Alliance. https://gra.org/staff/127/Ben_Tarbutton_III.html Accessed, 4/21/24 5. THE HISTORIC SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD. City of Sandersville, GA. https://www.sandersvillega.org/sandersville-railroad.cfm Accessed, 4/21/24 6. RFP 4-8-4 #604, "Governor Benjamin Harrison" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR. Collection of Gary Everhart. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4019231 Accessed 4/21/24 7. Potomac Yard. Wikipedia Article (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_Yard#/media/File:Potomac_Yard_80s.jpg Accessed 4/21/24 8. Metro and City of Alexandria Announce Potomac Yard Station Opening Date. https://www.alexandriava.gov/news-citywide/2023-04-20/metro-and-city-of-alexandria-announce-potomac-yard-station-opening-date Accessed 4/21/24 9. Bewitched | I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha. Season 1, Episode 1, via Classic TV Rewind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPTA1TBZyU Accessed 4/21/24 10. Harmony Society, Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Society Accessed 4/21/24 11. Drugbank Online. Kaolin. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01575 Accessed, 4/21/24 ______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

For our first Magazine Throwback, we review several parts of the March 1990 issue of Trains Magazine, including the then-new partnership between the Santa Fe and trucker J.B. Hunt, railroad crew size changes, and the funeral train of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. All of these are relevant in railroading today, so you won't want to miss out. _________________________ Podcast Reference: All Aboard Episode 025-The Regional Railroad Movement Pt. 2 https://rumble.com/v4fsypr-all-aboard-episode-025-the-regional-railroad-movement-pt.-2.html Former CSX CEO Jim Foote's Reported Death: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/former-csx-ceo-jim-foote-reportedly-passes-away Show Bibliography: 1. Trains Magazine, March 1990 Issue 2. JB Hunt and BNSF expand intermodal marketplace with launch of Quantum. Press Release. November 7, 2023. https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/news-releases/newsrelease.page?relId=jb-hunt-and-bnsf-expand-intermodal-marketplace-with-launch-of-quantum Accessed April 16, 2024. 3. Delaware River Railroad - NYSW 142. Terry, Jeff. Photograph. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jterry618/23058198420 Accessed April 16, 2024. 4. 3025 begins to disconnect the final train of the day waiting for the passengers to unload from the Becky Thatcher riverboat. DiMartino, Nathan. Photograph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Railroad_3025#/media/File:Valley_Railroad_3025_at_Deep_River,_Connecticut_September_24,_2021.jpg Accessed April 16, 2024. 5. FARES, ROUTES & SCHEDULES. NY Waterway. https://www.nywaterway.com/FerryRoutesSchedules.aspx Accessed April 16, 2024 6.Railfan.com photograph of David P. Morgan. https://railfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rfr-david-p-morgan-01.jpg Accessed April 16, 2024. 7. George H.W. Bush Funeral Train Image Gallery. Union Pacific Railroad. https://www.up.com/heritage/fleet/commemorative/ghw-bush-4141/funeral-train-photos/index.htm Accessed April 16, 2024. 8. Union Pacific 4141. Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4141 Accessed April 16, 2024. ____________________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Last Saturday (April 13, 2024) was the Pennsylvania Railroad's 178th Birthday. So today, we reflect on the Pennsy itself and how it continues to have an impact on our daily lives, beyond the tracks. ________________________ Reference Episodes: -Episode 010: Book Review, William & Henry Walters https://youtu.be/VON8ezjJ9Bs?si=e-9OTD3R1j_JK5OV -Episode 005: Railroad Regulation & Industrial Evolution https://youtu.be/ulEFB2UbUns?si=HeXtdNmCKdf3flGf ________________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Centennial History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1846-1946. Burgess, George H., Kennedy, Miles C. 1949. Pennsylvania Railroad Company 2. The History of The Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company Pittsburgh & West Virginia Hi-Line https://thepwvhiline.com/PWVHistory.htm Accessed, 4/15/24 3. Penn Center, Philadelphia. Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Center,_PhiladelphiaAccessed 4/15/24 4. The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station. Khederian, Robert. Curbed, November 7, 2017. https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/7/16616314/old-penn-station-history-photos-mckim Accessed 4/15/24 5. New PRR Metroliner MU 817, 1968 Pennsylvania Railroad press photo (Photo). Collection of user R36 Coach. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29997762@N05/37237912931. Accessed 4/15/24 _______________________________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com ⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ ⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠ ⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The American-European Express and the Rocky Mountaineer are some of the most exciting stories in luxury passenger rail. Phil talks about them here, and his own attempt to get in the game. _________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Washington-Chicago: A new dimension. Withers, Bob. Trains Magazine. March, 1990. P. 19-21 2. Cruisin' on the AOE. Zimmerman, Karl. Trains Magazine. February, 2000. P. 58-66 3. Grandluxe Rail Journeys Trainweb.org https://www.trainweb.us/ultradomes/grandluxe.html .Accessed 4/10/24 4. White Sulphur Springs, WV Train Stations. (Photo) Great American Stations. https://www.greatamericanstations.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/whitesulphurspringsWV.jpg .Accessed 4/10/24 5. A Ride on the American European Express. Weinstock, Chuck. Accessed 4/10/24. https://ramblings.weinstock.us/2021/02/a-ride-on-american-european-express.html 6. SC&S: SLIC: PRR's South Chicago & Southern (Bernice Cutoff). Industrial History. May 20, 2016. Accessed 4/10/24. https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/05/prrs-south-chicago-southern-bernice.html 7. The Story of the 1989-2009 American Orient Express. ThemeTrains.com. Photography from the collection of Garland Harper. Accessed 4/10/24 https://www.themetrains.com/american-orient-express-gallery-harper.htm 8. American European Express on Amtrak at Harpers Ferry in 1990. (video). Gears, Thomas via YouTube. Accessed 4/10/24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=askTMlWCd7o 9. Greenbrier Photo. Accessed 4/10/24 via Google https://www.gregceostudio.com/hotels-and-resorts-2020/jpg/06-greenbrier.jpg _____________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

We all love luxury trains...but what is a luxury train? How much does it cost to ride? What made it stand out? In this episode, we talk about the California Zephyr, Empire Builder, Broadway Limited, and the 20th Century Limited and the Mid-Century luxury train zeitgeist. _______________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Streamliner Memories.info. Accessed 4/7/24 -GN 50 Western Dude Ranch Vacations http://streamlinermemories.info/GN/GN50DudeRanches.pdf -Glacier Park Pleasure Tours http://streamlinermemories.info/GN/GNPPleasureTours.pdf -1949 California Zephyr Brochure http://streamlinermemories.info/CZ/CZlongbro.pdf -Final Run Western Pacific Railroad's California Zephyr http://streamlinermemories.info/CZ/CZLastRun.pdf 2. Murder Mystery Mondays: Murder on the Orient Express. Accessed 4/7/24 https://welovemoviesmorethanyou.com/murder-mystery-mondays-murder-on-the-orient-express-1974/ 3. IMDB: Silver Streak (1976). Accessed 4/7/24 4. More Obscure Train Movies. Accessed 4/7/24 https://moreobscuretrainmoviesmovie.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/nnw024.jpg https://moreobscuretrainmoviesmovie.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/nnw080.jpg 5. 1966 Atlantic Coast Line Public Timetable. Via Streamlinermemories.info. Accessed 4/7/24 https://luna.tampabayhistorycenter.org/luna/servlet/detail/TBHC~3~3~5314~10260:Atlantic-Coast-Line-Railroad-Time-T 6. Westbound GA Railway Mixed (Photo). Smith, Bryan. May 1, 1982. Accessed 4/8/24 via RRPictureArchives.net http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=231503 7. Early Amtrak Across Wisconsin. Railfan Depot. Accessed 4/7/24 https://railfandepot.com/product/early-amtrak-across-wisconsin/ 8. CB&Q-Loco Pictures. Conden, Mike. Accessed 4/7/24 https://www.condrenrails.com/CB&Q/CB&Q-E8s.html 9. California Zephyr 1949-1970. Wikipedia Article. Accessed 4/7/24 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr_(1949%E2%80%931970)#/media/File:Vista_Dome_lower_level.jpg 10. Ronald Reagan advertising the Union Pacific Domeliner City of Los Angeles. McCann, Gary. Accessed 4/7/24 https://garygarthmccann.com/2015/01/29/ronald-reagan-advertising-the-union-pacific-domeliner-city-of-los-angeles/ 11. The Rio Grande Zephyr's Silver Sky, Dome Obs. Puta, Roger via Wikimedia. Accessed 4/7/24 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rio_Grande_Zephyr%27s_Silver_Sky,_Dome_Obs_-_11_Photos_(27025132662).jpg 12. Photo of 20th Century Limited and Broadway Limited racing. wrdukedog via X. Accessed 4/7/24. https://twitter.com/wrduckdog/status/959176391815245826/photo/2 13. The 20th Century Limited. Grace, Michael. New York Social Diary. 1/24/20. Accessed 4/7/24 https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-20th-century-limited/ 14. Streamliner Schedules. Accessed 4/7/24 -20th Century Limited: http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track5/century195607.html -Broadway Limited: http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track5/broadway193809.html 15. PRR "Broadway Limited" 1966. Ayres, Thomas C. Accessed 4/7/24 via RRpicturearchives.net http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5561923#google_vignette 16. Rio Grande Zephyr in Hideaway Park, Colorado (Picture). Brown, Steve Accessed 4/7/24 via Flickr.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjb4photos/8378321800 ___________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com ⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Rush Loving,Jr.--a longtime journalist who covered the rail industry extensively over several decades--wrote a great book that outlines the changes in eastern railroading from the late 1950s through the mid-2000s. Phil offers his take on the book and whether you should add it to your collection. _______________________ The Men Who Loved Trains The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry By Rush Loving, Jr. Indiana University Press https://iupress.org/9780253220318/the-men-who-loved-trains/ _______________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠ ⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ ⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ ⁠⁠Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Part II of our series on Conrail, where we talk about Big Conrail's component roads, a sweep through its history, and how we got to Big Blue in the first place. __________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Remembering the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway — a history. Mohowski, Robert E. Trains Magazine. July 30, 2020. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroads/fallen-flags/remembering-the-lehigh-hudson-river-railway-a-history/#:~:text=Possessing%20only%2073%20route%2Dmiles,Central%2C%20Lackawanna%2C%20and%20Pennsylvania. 2. Conrail's Crown Jewel: Conrail's Office Car Special. Reminder, Wes. The Boring, The Adoring, 2020. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://www.the-boring-the-adoring.com/conrail-office-car-special 3. Freight Trains on Passenger Railroads. Conrail. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Freight-Passenger-Presentation.pdf 4. Conrail Historical Society (photo of Orange Juice Train at Metuchen, NJ). Accessed, April 3, 2024. https://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/sites/default/files/archive_photo/images/3164.jpg 5. The Lehigh Valley Railroad System Map. Railfan Guides of the U.S. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://www.railfanguides.us/system/lehighvalley/index.htm 6. Lehigh Valley Railroad, "Route Of The Black Diamond." Burns, Adam. American-Rails.com. January 20, 2024. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://www.american-rails.com/lv.html 7. Interstate Commerce Commission. Wikipedia.org. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission#Ripley_Plan_to_consolidate_railroads_into_regional_systems 8. Penn Central Route Map. Reddit r/MapPorn. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/jhu7l4/penn_central_route_map_1968/ 9. Akron Railroad Club. Photo of Erie Lackawanna E8A #813. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img20210831_10201493rkg.jpg 10. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Wikipedia. Accessed April 3, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania-Reading_Seashore_Lines 11. A Classy Looking E-unit. Photo of New Jersey Transit E8A #4253. Kaback, Brandon. Accessed, April 3, 2024 via RRpicturearchives.net _______________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

It's Conrail Week! Today we dive in to Conrail as a Shared Asset operator, coupled with a discussion of the fight between CSX and Norfolk Southern, why Conrail didn't exactly go away on May 31, 1999 and where you can find it today. Of note, Phil makes a small mistake when talking about Conrail's division date and the correct date is May 31, 1999. _____________________ Show Bibliography: 1. Conrail...An Evolution of Change. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024 https://conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Evolution-of-Conrail.pdf 2. CR-CSX-NS Division Map. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024 https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CR-CSX-NS/CR-CSX-NS%201997%20Map.pdf 3. Conrail Detroit Shared Asset Area Line Schematics. Conrail. Accessed March 31, 2024. https://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CR/CR%20Track%20Charts/CSA%20Detroit%20SAA%20Maps%205-1997.pdf 4. Conrail & CSX Merger Update (December 9th, 1996) Part 1. Conrail Accessed March 31, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vefj2Mf6NOg 5. All Aboard Episode 031, Directed Service Orders from the Rock Island to the Blackwell Northern. All Things Trains. Accessed March 31, 2024. https://youtu.be/d8F38dKBeuY _________________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠⁠ eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

It's Conrail Week, so we'll be talking about Big Blue all week. This video says what we'll be up to...but it's also here for you to share your memories of Conrail. So...tune in, get ready, and let's go! Thumbnail Credit: Randall J. Berry via Wikimedia Commons ___________________ Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/AllTrainPodcasts YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠⁠ Truth Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains ⁠⁠eBay: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Baltimore, MD's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024. We take a look at the Port of Baltimore, the railroads who serve it and speculate on the impact this tragic event will have on freight rail traffic. _____________________ Show Bibliography MDOT Maryland Railroad Map https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/OPCP/railmap.pdf Todd's Railfan Guide to Baltimore, MD Railroad Yards (railfanguides.us) https://railfanguides.us/baltimore/baltyards/index.htm Ports America Baltimore, MD https://www.portsamerica.com/our-locations/baltimore-md Canton Railroad-About Us https://cantonrr.com/about-us/ Consol Energy (Operations) https://www.consolenergy.com/operations/ CSX Curtis Bay Coal Piers https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/customers/commodities/coal/terminals/curtis-bay-coal-piers-in-baltimore-md/ _______________________ Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrains⁠Website: ⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠ Rumble: ⁠ The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains (rumble.com) YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ ⁠X: ⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia ⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠ Truth Social: ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch!Etsy: ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠ eBay: ⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

This is an in-depth explanation of why Ancora Holdings is going after Norfolk Southern, including who Ancora is, what changes they want to make, and why. We also give a shout out to GoRail's Emily Traiforos for her 18 year anniversary in the industry. ________________ Show Bibliography 1. Move NSC Forward (Ancora's Site) www.movenscforward.com 2. Norfolk Souther's News Site News Releases | Norfolk Southern (investorroom.com) 3. Helrom Our technology: Without terminal and crane - it couldn’t be easier - Helrom Trailer Rail 4. NS nominates two new board members, rejects activist investor’s ‘short-sighted strategy’ - Trains 5. Orr Joins Norfolk Southern, Duncan Shown the Door (allthingstrains.com) 6. All Aboard Episode 027: Activist Investors Are Nothing New https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-trains/episodes/All-Aboard-Episode-027-Activist-Investors-Are-Nothing-New-e2gkah0 _________________ Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠ X: ⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠ Truth Social: ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠ eBay: ⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The Blackwell Gateway Northern Railroad was recently shut down by the Federal Railroad Administration for safety violations, with a Directed Service Order issued. We'll examine several of these orders, as well as what led to the BNGR's downfall...and it's going to be a wild ride! ________________ Show Bibliography: 1. 1989 Delaware Otsego Corporation Annual Report 2. STB Adopts Final Rule Amending Emergency Service Regulations (https://www.stb.gov/news-communications/latest-news/pr-24-05/) 3. A New Path for Route Rock? -All Things Trains (https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/a-new-path-for-route-rock) 4. Carter Orders End to Railroad Strike. Morgan, Dan. Washington Post, September 20, 1979. Accessed March 20, 2024 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/09/21/carter-orders-end-to-railroad-strike/b54e1058-7798-4d9f-aa40-e95c7580869b/) 5. Letter from Justin J. Marks to Cynthia Brown of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board referencing filings related to the Blackwell Gateway Northern (https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1708988775548/308008.pdf) 6. The Disturbing and Criminal Situation with Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad. History In the Dark (via YouTube). Accessed March 20, 2024.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI3quLzffDg) __________________ Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.allthingstrains.com⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/⁠ X: ⁠https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/⁠ Truth Social: ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia⁠ ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains⁠ eBay: ⁠https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

In today's episode, Phil Bell interviews Michael E. Allen, who works as a consultant for storied rail consultancy R.L. Banks & Associates. We cover topics from where his love of trains started to his thoughts on our favorite industry. If you enjoy trains, you will love to hear from Mike. ___________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Think you know Amtrak? Well tune in for this conversation about what led to Amtrak, what it does, and who really owns it! "Like" and subscribe today! _____________ Show Bibliography: 1. From Zephyr to Amtrak: A Guide to Lightweight Cars and Streamliners https://www.amazon.com/Zephyr-Amtrak-Guide-Lightweight-Streamliners/dp/B001LOMT30 2. Anthony Haswell Forms NARP in 1967. Streamliner Memories https://streamlinermemories.info/?p=12350 3. Empire Builder. Great Northern Railroad Historical Society https://www.gnrhs.org/empire_builder.php _____________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Join us for a review of Randal O'Toole's book: Romance of the Rails--Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need _________________ Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need https://www.amazon.com/Romance-Rails-Passenger-Trains-Transportation/dp/1944424946 _________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

On today's episode of The All Aboard Podcast, we discuss Robert R. Young and Railroad Innovation. All Aboard!! _______________ Show Bibliography: 1. Robert R. Young The Populist of Wall Street. Borkin, Joseph https://www.amazon.com/Robert-R-Young-Populist-Street/dp/006010399X 2. Chessie (Train). Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessie_(train) 3. Titans of Transportation. Corey, Angela. Trains Magazine. August 20, 2019. Accessed 3/6/24. https://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/titans-of-transportation/ 4. Merging Lines. Saunders Jr., Richard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ZVc0E_xBE ______________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

The rail industry is buzzing about Ancora Holdings' effort to oust Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw. Today, Phil breaks down the NS-Ancora conflict and talks about investor activism in the rail industry. ______________ Show Bibliography: 1. Robert R. Young The Populist of Wall Street. Borkin, Joseph https://rb.gy/m19t75 2. CSX: The Case for Change sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000110465908028179/a08-12469_3ex99d1.htm 3. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco https://rb.gy/c153sj ____________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrainsWebsite: https://www.allthingstrains.comRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia___________Support Our Content: Get Merch!Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrainseBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Phil spent years as a railfan in Boston...but North Jersey is his railroad home. In this episode, we talk about the railroad scene in North Jersey in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, including CP-5 on Conrail's River Line...the best place to railfan in the entire country! _______________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ All Things Trains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Guilford Transportation Industries, Pan Am Railways, The New York, Susquehanna & Western, the Milwaukee Road, Wisconsin Central...these are some of the railroad names you'll hear about in today's episode where we talk about the interesting and innovative efforts that Class I rail carriers used to save $$ by joining the burgeoning Regional Railroad Movement that started in the 1980s. ____________ Show Bibliography: 1. Spirit of the Railroaders: Edward A. Burkhardt (Wisconsin Central & Rail World) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbdY_M08gw8&pp=ygUMZWQgYnVya2hhcmR0 2. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Plaintiff-appellant, v. United Transportation Union, et al., Defendants-appellees.brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Winona Bridge Railway Company, Defendant-appellant, 862 F.2d 1266 (7th Cir. 1988) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/862/1266/20316/ 3. Milwaukee Road in the 70s: What Really Happened https://www.trainweb.org/milwaukee/article.html 4. Winona Bridge Railway https://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR09.html 5. Pan Am/Guilford System Map https://www.duxburysystems.org/downloads/holladay/graniteville/hazards/train/panam/Maps/map.htm _______________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ AllThingsTrainsWebsite: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Regional Railroads are a key part of the rail network. They aren't new, but the genesis of today's group is worth looking into. Share and Subscribe to keep the All Aboard Podcast on the rails! _______________ Show Bibliography: 1. The Chicago, Missouri & Western Story-1 The Road of Misfortune. Michael W. Blaszak, Trains Magazine, September 1992 2. In re Chicago, Missouri Western Ry. Casetext.com. Accessed February 20, 2024. https://casetext.com/case/in-re-chicago 3. Central of Georgia Railway: The Right Way. American-Rails.com. Burns, Adam. Accessed February 21, 2024. https://www.american-rails.com/images/57750009908370010175433.jpg 4. Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad: "The Sole Leather Line." American-Rails.com. Burns, Adam. Accessed February 21, 2024. https://www.american-rails.com/wag.html#gallery[pageGallery]/0/ 5. MDDE Lines & Properties (via Maryland & Delaware Website). Accessed February 21, 2024. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1kWx0u5AST7VbYs-lV5WezFcA-bVdrnU&ll=38.74129768903348%2C-75.61423310000002&z=9 ____________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT

Phil had such a fun time talking about his time railfanning in Boston, he decided to share a bonus episode with a few more stories, including railroads and the Big Dig, the New England Patriots' football special trains, and the Kingston Trio. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Derek Yu, via Wikimedia Commons ________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AllThingsTrains Website: https://www.allthingstrains.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-4552931 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsTrains4022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsTrains4022/ X: https://twitter.com/AllAboardMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrains4022/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@AllAboardMedia ___________ Support Our Content: Get Merch! Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsTrains eBay: https://shorturl.at/jqIMT