Thirty-seven years ago, I took a train trip from Kansas City to Oklahoma City (and back) and decided that was the best way to travel ever. Sadly, there are fewer passenger trains and routes now, so fewer people ride, and...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/30/The-Glory-Days-of-Train-Travel/(YouTube link) Trains go where other vehicles can't, but only if there are tracks in those places. So it only makes sense to lay train tracks with a train! The P811-S Track Renewal Train does just that. This train fin...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/20/a-train-that-lays-tracks/
Photo: English Russia WebUrbanist has a great roundup of pictures of train cars that have been converted to other uses, such as hotels, houses, and bridges. The image above is of a train car that has been turned into...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/02/a-gallery-of-repurposed-train-cars/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foiY7X9zhF4] This is described as a "complete thermite weld." It's much more complicated than you might have anticipated. You will know within the first minute or so whether...
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/26/repairing-a-railroad-track/
The next time you think you can beat a train at... ...The next time you think you can beat a train at a railroad
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/04/train-wrecks/
