Photo of the Day
Oct 19, 2020·Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Train time at Chadron, Nebr. Way out on Chicago & North Western’s lonely “Cowboy Line,” 4-6-2 No. 1588 arrives Chadron,…

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Photo of the Day
Oct 19, 2020·Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

4-8-2 on the Creole’s connection Illinois Central 4-8-2 No. 2438 pulls out of Carbondale, Ill., with train 208, the St.…

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Photo of the Day
Oct 19, 2020·Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Rock Island TA diesel Electro-Motive Corp.’s model TA passenger diesel of 1937 was a lighter, less powerful counterpart to the…

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History according to Hediger 4
Oct 19, 2020·History According To Hediger

History according to Hediger 4

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Senior Editor Jim Hediger recalls…

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Produce packing
Oct 16, 2020·Photo of the Day

Produce packing

Several packing houses were located in close proximity to each other along the Santa Fe in Placentia, Calif. Styles varied…

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Omaha switcher
Oct 13, 2020·Photo of the Day

Omaha switcher

Baldwin built this 0-8-0 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, a Chicago & North Western affiliate better known…

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Paper trail
Oct 8, 2020·Photo of the Day

Paper trail

Signode introduced its first single-use paper grain door in 1948. Prior to that innovation, wooden boards were used. The remnants…

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Pointless Arrow
Oct 5, 2020·Photo of the Day

Pointless Arrow

On May 1, 1971, Amtrak Passenger Service Rep Patty Saunders, who once was a Seaboard Coast Line hostess, poses with…

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Pure Gold
Oct 1, 2020·Photo of the Day

Pure Gold

Orange groves are visible across the road from the LaVerne Cooperative Citrus Association packing house, one of California’s largest in…

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