• The Future of U.S. Railroads?

  • For topics on Class I and II passenger and freight operations more general in nature and not specifically related to a specific railroad with its own forum.
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  by RichCoffey
 
Transforming Railroad Transportation in America
The Future of U.S. Railroads?
A 3-page condensed overview for the newbies. The Recommended Resources page has some great links to interurbans, abandoned railroads and future focus. (If there are highly relevant additional sites I missed, let me know....THANKS)
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/rta/
Primarily inspired by James McCommons' book Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service (which Kunstler wrote the Preface). Credits to railroad.net threads mentioned.