Freight train

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In January, Union Pacific tested a 3.5-mile long ",monster", train, using extra locomotives to distribute power efficiently. Just what are monster trains, and how are they different from conventional...

Rare is the science book that can hold even an average reader’s attention. But The Stairway to Life does just that. Coauthored by biochemist Laura Tan and biomedical engineer Rob Stadler, it carries you through the 12 steps needed to organize chemicals into a cell and demonstrates how the latest discoveries derail origin-of-life-by-nature scenarios. As an author in the same genre, I found myself admiring two particular attributes of The Stairway to Life. First, its clarity. It’s h

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An eastbound Burlington Northern coal train snakes through the curves at Sully Springs, North Dakota, on June 29, 1994. The train is led by specially-painted SD60M No. 1991 to honor U.S. troops serving in Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War. A large seal of the United States graced the mostly white front of the locomotive. Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

Twenty-five new freight train routes passing through the Alataw Pass, a major land port in Northwest China’s autonomous Xinjiang Uygur region, were introduced in 2022. The pass enables the trade of goods including cotton yarn, clothing, and accessories. The total number of China-Europe freight train routes through the Alataw Pass has increased to 90.

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