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The U.S. freight rail industry, which owns and maintains some 140,000 miles of track and plays a critical role moving goods, maintains a deep and storied history with the military and its people ...

According to a 1992 assessment of the project by Air Force Lt. Col. Terrence G. Crossey, 25 of the military service’s trains would hold two 71-foot Peacekeepers apiece, totaling 50 missiles ...

The Railroads for National Defense Program works with civilian companies and agencies to ensure railroads are ready to support military deployment and peacetime needs, according to GlobalSecurity ...

Almost exactly 160 years ago, the American Civil War wound down to a messy and anticlimactic end. By December 1864, it was apparent the Union had prevailed. It didn’t necessarily win, but at ...

The U.S. military has a munition for almost anything. The GBU-57 aerial bomb, also known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, can infiltrate hardened enemy bunkers up to 130 feet underground.The ...

KK: "I graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2005, and my first duty station was Fort Drum in New York with the AG corps. I deployed with Fort Drum for 15 months to Iraq and then finished up ...

Oct. 15—LEWISBURG — The North Shore Railroad Company and Affiliates (NSHR) will hold passenger excursions for the first time with the newly dedicated LVRR 9052 (Veterans Unit) and LVRR 9050 ...