Riverside running
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Riverside running

Boston & Maine’s train to Berlin, N.H., follows the Connecticut River north of White River Junction, Vt. Jim Shaughnessy photo…

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Royalty in the making
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Royalty in the making

On May 29, 1950, workers put the finishing touches on brand-new Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4 No. 611 at…

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Semi-streamlined
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Semi-streamlined

With white extra flags flying, Minneapolis & St. Louis 2-8-2 No. 611 leads a sugar beet extra out of Hopkins,…

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Station scene
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Station scene

Rock Island FTs lead a train past the South Washington, Iowa, station in 1948. The railroad had 30 FT A…

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Official inspection
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Official inspection

Southern Pacific General Manager W.D. Lamprecht’s business car rides the rear of train No. 28 as it passes the helpers…

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Ohio Mountains
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Ohio Mountains

Homemade T-3 4-8-2 Mountains Nos. 5592 and 5558 lead a westbound Baltimore & Ohio freight past J Tower at the…

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Pontiacs to the people
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Pontiacs to the people

Open-side auto racks, like these hauling new Pontiacs, were common from the 1960s into the 1970s. Louisville & Nashville photo…

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Premier service
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Premier service

The westbound Sunset Limited, right, and eastbound Golden State Limited — the premier trains on their respective routes — meet near Colton, Calif. Classic…

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Prototype
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Prototype

Original dome car Silver Dome was at Lincoln, Neb., in 1963. It was different from production model dome cars with its square…

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C-Liners
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

C-Liners

Fairbanks-Morse C-Liners, Nos. 4802 and 4801, shown at Milwaukee, could reach speeds of 110 mph. However, these passenger locomotives proved…

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Coal drag
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Coal drag

One of Norfolk & Western’s 81 big Y6-class 2-8-8-2s handles a long coal drag at Blue Ridge, Va., in the…

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Freight goats
Jun 20, 2019·Photo of the Day

Freight goats

Great Northern dieselized with FT locomotives, which debuted the classic orange and green paint scheme. Here, a matched set of…

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