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How to Load and Unload Rail Cars
Learn about the loading and unloading processes for autoracks, boxcars, centerbeams, coil cars, covered hoppers, flatcars, gondolas, intermodal equipment, open-top hoppers, tank cars and well cars.
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What Is a Coil Car?
Take an in-depth look at the rail equipment that transports coiled steel
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Can Transportation Solve the Landfill Problem?
Waste Management and Union Pacific have helped Western Washington communities manage their municipal waste in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible way for decades — and it’s a model other growing communities facing landfill challenges can follow.
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11 Train Facts that Could Save Your Life
Knowing these truths about trains can help drivers and pedestrians stay safe around railroad tracks
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Behind the Scenes with Father and Son Rail Photographers
Paul and Zachary Larsen share more than DNA; they share a love of trains, too. See their favorite rail photos, hear the stories behind them, and learn how they got into photographing trains in the first place.
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What Is a Boxcar Rail Car?
Take an in-depth look at the rail equipment used in the transportation of palletized goods, forest products, building materials, food products, beverages, consumer products, manufactured goods and more
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Quiz: Which of These Beverages Ship by Rail?
Take this quiz to find out which refreshments travel by train.
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Plastics and the Circular Economy: Is Transportation the Missing Piece?
As the plastics industry transitions out of a linear economy and more recycled products enter the supply chain, the transportation mode companies choose can be the difference between increasing greenhouse gas emissions or lowering their carbon footprint.
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Which Reefer Unit Is the Best for Shipping Perishable and Frozen Goods?
Compare reefer unit options to uncover the best way to ship fresh, refrigerated, and frozen goods like pre-packaged foods, meat, seafood, potatoes, onions, carrots, cheese, french fries, frozen vegetables and other produce and dairy products
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What Is an Autorack Rail Car?
Take an in-depth look at the rail equipment that transports cars, trucks, SUVs and more
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A Historic Hemp Shipment
As the first modern-day hemp shipment traveled by train, it was both a historical and environmental win
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What Is a Centerbeam Rail Car?
Take an in-depth look at the rail equipment that transports lumber and other building supplies