Cars of the 1938 Century
From its launch in 1902, New York Central’s 20th Century Limited was arguably the most prestigious train in America. With…
Read moreFrom its launch in 1902, New York Central’s 20th Century Limited was arguably the most prestigious train in America. With…
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Steam down south Gainesville Midland 2-8-0 No. 301 switches at its namesake Georgia town. The two-story building in the distance…
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Super failure? Santa Fe’s famed Super C freight commanded high rates — charged to placate other Santa Fe customers. This…
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TrucTrain terminal The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Chicago TrucTrain terminal had a concrete ramp with six tracks and access platforms between pairs…
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Forgotten ‘Four Aces’ Northern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 2626, originally the Timken “Four Aces” roller-bearing demonstrator, leads a Seattle-Cle Elum, Wash.,…
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Chicago in the snow Chicago & Eastern Illinois E7 1102 and two Alcos, Monon C420 502 and RS1 263 of…
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Dubuque depot In 1916, the Illinois Central’s Dubuque, Iowa, freight house had three tracks, including one that passed through the…
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The Hole Yard Here’s how the Missouri Pacific’s Hole Yard lead at North Little Rock, Ark., looked in March 1921.…
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Produce to the people Chicago and other large cities had produce yards and team tracks where dozens or hundreds of…
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Interurban legacy Seaboard Coast Line GP30s hustle 16 cars through Greer, S.C., on July 10, 1974, on former Piedmont &…
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Stainless savior Northern Pacific began replacing trains on its secondary routes with RDCs in 1955, and eventually had a fleet…
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Super Power premier The era of modern steam power dates to Lima’s development of Super Power and the Boston &…
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