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 The Incredible American Stack and Trailer Train... 

A BNSF C44-9W is leading a combined stack and trailer train on the east side of the California Valley in the summer of 2008. See all 37 pictures of the train...   
Picture by John McKey 2008. 


 BNSF Roster Page 

A BNSF Roster Page has been opened. With a number of C449W's there are also a few of other locomotive types. More will be added regularly.  Picture by John McKey 2008.  

 Amtrak Roster Page 

An Amtrak Roster Page has also been opened. Follow us to Washington and California! Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007.
   
   
 Union Pacific Roster Page

Union pacific is the other of the 2 huge railroad companies in the western USA. See UP locomotive rosters!   Picture by Left Coast Rail Videos 2008. 
   
   

 Sound Transit Picture Page 

Sound Transit Picture Page has also been opened. Is it always raining in Seattle?  Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. 
   
   
 Freight Cars Picture Page 

Freight Cars Picture Page displays some of the most common freight car types of North America.  Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. 
   
   
 The Tehachapi Loop

The famous Tehachapi Loop area is pictures in the Picture of the Month section! In Tehachapi loop the trains often cross themselves! You will find dozens of other interesting pictures there as well.   Picture by John McKey 2008. 
   
   
More pictures to be added later

  
 North American Role in Railroading   
Welcome to the North America Main page of the 4rail.net! Many of the writers of this webreference site are admirers of the railroading in North America: Canada, U.S. and Mexico. The operators in the area can be seen forerunners of the economical railroading. The huge mountaineous terrain and strict regulations added to the economical goals of the companies have created an unique mix of railroading unlike other parts in the world.

Typical to railroading in North America:
  • A handful of huge corporations operating on their own track on track (in Europe the infrastructure is typically owned by countries and any company may in principle operate anywhere)  
  • Emphasis on nationwide freight railroading, athough national Amtrak system exists and has just got more funding. (Europe is much more passenger oriented). 
  • Numerous smaller private freight and public sector passenger railoperators.     
  • The tracks are for most part NOT electrified due to wast distances and earlier low return on the capital (where most of the European networks are electrified).  
  • In recent years railroads have experiences "a new start", times are good for railroading again with volumes of transportation in steady growth.

A view to the King Street Station of Seattle, Washington. Freight, Amtrak and Sound Transit rolling stock are coexisting in good harmony. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007.   

A BNSF Roster Page has been opened. With a number of C449W's there are also a few of other locomotive types. More will be added regularly.  Picture by John McKey 2008. 

An Amtrak Roster Page has also been opened. Follow us to Washington and California! Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2007. 
   
Super Fast Trains for USA!  
We have opened a special page to follow the developments of the super fast efforts in the U.S... 
   
  Super High Speed Efforts in the U.S.   NEW!   


   
  4rail.net superfast pages... 
  TGV/AGV and Thalys super fast trains pages... 
  Eurostar pages... 
   
   

Following trains in North America 
 
More to be added later: California Valley, Tehachapi, Barstow, San Francisco, Oakland Harbor, Sacramento, Seattle, ...   

 North American Video previews      
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