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These articles cover day to day freight operations on the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Rio Grande, MKT, MP and train symbol histories on the Burlington Northern and Southern Pacific. This information is taken from a large collection of railroad employee timetables, manifest schedules, dispatcher reports, and blocking books. As time permits, I hope to place more of this information here along with some of the photographs that I have taken over the years.

ATSF Freight Train Consists from the late 60s

Railroad Served Industries

Santa Fe's Hot 27

Rio Grande Coal Train Symbols

Burlington Northern Freight Train Symbol History

Southern Pacific
- Freight Train Symbol History
- Piggyback Brochure
- Hydra-Cushion Brochure
- Freight Car Brochure

A Day on the MKT

A Day on the Union Pacific
The following pages are helpful when reading A Day on the Union Pacific.
UP Roster and UP Train Symbols

Western Coal Trains article has maps and pictures of ATSF, BN, CNW, KCS, and UP operations in the West.

Family roots and Wadley, GA (slow)

The following article was written for model railroaders:
Realistic Names for Your Model Trains, Towns, and Industries

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