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The largest privately owned industrial railroad
in North America for decades was Ford Motor Company's Rouge Manufacturing Complex located in
the western Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. With 16-million square feet of factory floor
space under roof, the 100-mile rail operation was key to the Dearborn complex's round-the-clock
production. To view the company's mixed fleet of standard and narrow gauge diesel power use
this link.
Named Freight Trains:
Last month was the final installment of the on-going series profiling regional "Name Passenger
Trains" that served the traveling public during the glory days of the modern streamliner. For
June, the focus shifts to railroading's primary revenue generator, the freight train. Although
less glamorous, they were important contributors to the bottom-line and the rails' future outlook.
A few of the high-stepping freight haulers of post-World War II are profiled in the following section .
Fawell's Four-Axle EMDs
A number of favorable comments were received late last year after several examples of Tom Fawell's
six-axle EMD artwork were featured. Fortunately, Greg Palumbo has once again sopen his collection
and share more of Fawell's unique illustrations; this time they depict various four-axle locomotives
from the EMD catalog. You are once again invited to view his dynamic
artwork.
U.S.A. 250th Anniversary Locomotives:
The current number of locomotives painted to celebrate the country's Semiquincentennial now
stands at 31 with perhaps a few more units yet to come. We'll continue to document each new
participating locomotive as it is introduced. |
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In the Queue:
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