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Learn more about the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Part 3 of this FreightWaves Classics article.

There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation. This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) Railroad, which was one of America’s most successful and widely recognized railroads. The Sout...

What about the interstate numbers that aren't used? Learn a bit about some interstates that may or may not be built.

FreightWaves Classics: U.S. railroads were nationalized in World War I An active Pennsylvania Railroad railyard during World War I. (Photo: University of Pennsylvania Archives) and railroads was included. This article expands on the information, presenting an overview of the nationalization of most of America’s railroads during World War I. Railroad problems prior to World War I Interstate Commerce Commission seal. Congress and the Wilson administration had tried to intervene in the r...

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a key Southern railway in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn more in this FreightWaves Classics profile.

FreightWaves Classics: Interstate 5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 2 – Oregon and Washington) Traffic on I-5 in Oregon. (Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation) In Part 1 of this article, the California portion of Interstate 5 was the focus. This article focuses on I-5 in the states of Oregon and Washington. Overview There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway ...

FreightWaves Classics: I-5 runs from Mexico to Canada (Part 1 – California) Traffic on I-5. (Photo: Shutterstock) Overview There are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS) is a network of freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, and the planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more ...

Introduction As explained in the FreightWaves Classics article about Interstate 2 (I-2), there are 70 primary interstate highways in the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or IHS). The IHS is a network of the major freeways in the United States. The oldest parts of the interstate system date back to the 1950s, although planning for the system began prior to World War II. To learn more about their history, rea...

FreightWaves Flashback: Customs to X-ray your pallet 1992: 15 machines on order at cost of $130,000 each 0 47 5 minutes read Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to fwclassics@freightwaves.com. The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, ...

2006: Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International has made use of international agency plans to re-establish reliable landbridge routes between the two continents.