railroad

I recently read there was a concession granted for a railroad to be built between Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico City in 1837. Of course, that didn't happen. How much possibility was there for it to have actually happened, and what would have been the impact if it had been?

A buddy and I were making an alternate history of the United States if it owned Canada. I went to view previous threads by other people, but I found them to be lackluster, or that they got railroaded very quickly. In the case of this United States, Quebec, Nova Scotia, PEI, etc. took up the...

OTL Which countries were most affected by technological development? Take the example of Canada, which was a loosely aligned cluster of Maritime Provinces with Quebec and Upper Canada (now Ontario) farther up the Saint Lawrence River. All the "Big Money" was based in Halifax (Nova Scotia...

Simply put, have Amtrak or a precursor to it come to be earlier than OTL.

Hello all. This is a start of an older railroad TL that I got bogged down in. So this time, I'm going to eschew the traditional take on such subjects, and try to test this out as part of a universe I plan. Contributions are welcome, so if you like, go ahead and PM me.

Back in the early days of railroading across the British Empire, most railroads ran on separate gauges. However, efforts were eventually made to consolidate them all on one gauge. Typically the choice was between Cape (3ft 6in) and Standard (4ft 8.5in). But in all those cases where this was the...

@WaterproofPotatoes suggested I use this thread to save wear and tear on the PMs where my railroad TL was getting ideas.

Simply put, have a way to allow the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad's narrow gauge survive to a greater extent. As IOTL, only the Cumbres & Toltec (which I loved riding on) and the Durango & Silverton are left. However, the idea here is to try to let the Rio Grande narrow gauge continue to...

Simply put, what if the railroads were massively de-regulated in a way that let them improve and maybe even continue passenger operations for a while longer. What de-regulations would it take?

Simply put, have more railroads in North America use electric engine as opposed to diesel engines. Where would this be economically viable or successful? Where wouldn't it work? Is it possible to see most American main lines electrified?

Simple enough. Make it possible for railroads to continue private passenger services for at least longer. Any and all ideas are welcome.

I am mainly saying this from the perspective of behavioral economics. As well as improving the density problems American cities suffer.

The Railroad and What it Stands for in America Steve Glischinski for Trains Magazine: March 2019 In anticipation of the Union Pacific celebrating the Golden Spike Centennial, it's only fair we look at the progress and changes American Railroads enjoyed. The mistakes and hardships they suffered...

It's simply enough, makes a series of moves to prevent the Milwaukee Road's fall from grace starting with the West Coast Line's abandonment.

This is essentially a spiritual successor to my Top Locomotives Never Built thread. Only now with museums ranging in subject from art to railroads or even video games. Go nuts.

Picture reference: http://fav.me/d8173no As early as 1940, the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) was planning to lay a 4'8.5" Shinkansen (New Main Line) that would permit high-speed rail service on the Tokaido route (Tokyo-Yokohama-Shizuoka-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka). Express passenger trains would...

The successor to the "Top Movies/ TV Shows/ Video Games Never Made" series of threads. But this time with a more offbeat premise... Railroad Locomotives. That's right. Locomotives; wether they be steam, diesel, or electric, this is where you can described your dream railroad engine. Feel free...

Give any ideas where such things as better passenger trains and more electrified lines could happen in the 80s. Wether the POD be before that or not. Go ahead, y'all. I'll have mine started in a bit.

I wasn't so sure if the previous threads would be necromacy. So I decided to start this new one... If you don't know me very well, one of the subjects I like to post alot about on this site is railways. Like the last few threads, the basic premise of this idea is to create your own alternative...

Link for those wondering what I'm talking about: (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_gauge). Considering how dual gauge railways can join lines of different gauges, could this be used to create a more unified American rail network in the pre-Civil War period and the years following it? In a...