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Bay Area Rapid Transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit is a heavy-rail public transit system connecting the San Francisco Peninsula with East Bay and South Bay communities.

Belair Road Station

Belair Road was a station on the former Staten Island Railway’s South Beach Branch.

Best Friend of Charleston

The Best Friend of Charleston is widely considered the first steam-powered railroad locomotive built entirely in the United States for revenue service.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and also the nation’s oldest labor union.

Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

July 28, 2019, was declared Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

Caboose

Although not often seen on the rails today, cabooses are perhaps one of the most recognizable cars.

California High-Speed Rail Authority

The California High-Speed Rail project, managed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority, is designed to connect major urban areas across California, significantly reducing intercity travel times.

Casey Jones Wreck

In the early morning of April 30, 1900, John Luther “Casey” Jones, filling in for a sick engineer, sat behind the throttle of engine No. 382, pulling the Cannonball Express.

Chestatee

Baldwin Locomotive Works built the Chesatee locomotive for the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1855.