Railroads
This railroad was the result of the government merging six bankrupt northeastern based railroads, forming a large profitable railroad.
Conrail
This diesel hydraulic locomotive was built by a German company and was used by Southern Pacific and DRG&W.
Krauss-Maffei ML-4000
In 1987 Amtrak's Colonial crashed into a Conrail light locomotive move killing 16. The cause of the accident was the Conrail crew smoking marijuana causing them to miss a red signal.
Chase, MD Train Collision
This overhead apparatus is where electric locomotives, using pantographs, get there electricity from.
catenary
This Railroad museum located in Baltimore, Maryland has the oldest and most comprehensive collection in America
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
This railroad was formed in 1865 and was known for it's bloody nose livery, it's daylight livery, and it's GS class Northerns. It was acquired by Union Pacific in 1996.
Southern Pacific
This articulated steam locomotive was built by Alco for Union Pacific and is the biggest steam locomotive in the world.
Union Pacific Big Boy
In 1956 two Santa Fe RDCs running the San Deigan was going excessive speed and derailed at a junction killing 30. The cause of the accident was the engineer having a blackout.
Redondo Junction Train Wreck
This metal bridge is used to mount signals up high or on railroad crossings to mount lights high.
cantilever
This railroad Museum was founded in 1975 and is located next to the Strasburg Railroad.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
This national railroad was formed to take over passenger services from Class I Railroads, due to the trains losing money for the Class I Railroads.
Amtrak
This freight locomotive was introduced in 1972 and is one of the most popular locomotives in North America and has had many variants. It is also the mechanical basis of the SDP40F.
EMD SD40-2
In 1940 a Pennsylvania Railroad self-propelled passenger car collided head on with a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train killing 43. The cause of the accident was the passenger engineer being intoxicated by the prime movers fumes causing him to miss the siding he was suppose to stop and wait for the freight train on.
Doodlebug Disaster
This structure tells trains when to stop, go, or slow down.
signal
This Railroad Museum was founded in 1956 and it's collection focuses on Southern California's railroad history.
Southern California Railway Museum
This Railroad played a part in building the first trans-continental railroad in the US, and is also know for having the only American steam locomotive never to be officerly retired, having gas turbine locomotives, and having double Diesels.
Union Pacific
This Southern Pacific GS Northern was suppose to be used for the Daylight passenger trains, but because the war production board intervened, it never saw service there.
Southern Pacific GS-6
In 1944 the second section of Southern Pacific's Pacific Limited rear-ended the first section killing 50. The cause of the accident was the second section passing a signal at danger due to thick fog.
Bagley Train Wreck
This is used to switch a train onto another track.
switch
This Portola, California railroad museum was founded in 1984 and lets it's visitors operate a locomotive of their choice.
Western Pacific Railroad Museum
This Railroad was well known for its western presence, it's Warbonnet Livery, and famous Passenger trains like the Super Chief, El Capitan, and San Deigan.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
This passenger locomotive was the first to comply with EPA emission standards and was mainly built for Amtrak California
EMD F59PHI
In 2008 a Metrolink train and a Union Pacific Local freight train collided head-on killing 23. The cause of the accident was the Metrolink engineer being distracted on his phone and missing a red signal.
Chatsworth Train Collision
This intersection is where a road and one or more railroad tracks meet and has signals to warn vehicles of oncoming trains.
railroad crossing
This outdoor Railroad Museum is Located in Union, Illinois and operates trains on a main line and also has a street car loop.
Illinois Railway Museum