High-nose U25B demonstrator
Jul 29, 2025·Photo of the Day

High-nose U25B demonstrator

General Electric 2504 was one of four red-and-white U25B demonstrator diesels that toured the nation in 1962. One, No. 2501,…

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F units into Alexandria
Jul 28, 2025·Photo of the Day

F units into Alexandria

A three-unit set of dark blue-and-gray Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac F7s brings a northbound freight train into Alexandria, Va., in…

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Yooper utility
Jul 25, 2025·Photo of the Day

Yooper utility

Two of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s three Alco RS2 road-switchers power one of the railroad’s freight trains. The LS&I,…

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Coupling up at New Orleans
Jul 24, 2025·Photo of the Day

Coupling up at New Orleans

A carman couples a red-and-orange Alco PA diesel to Southern Pacific’s Argonaut at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal coach yard shortly…

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Climbing the Front Range
Jul 23, 2025·Photo of the Day

Climbing the Front Range

Denver & Salt Lake train No. 1, the day train to Craig, rounds a sharp curve in Rollins Canyon just…

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Branchline oddity
Jul 22, 2025·Photo of the Day

Branchline oddity

On May 12, 1962, Rock Island “motor” 9006 has a typically short train as it heads west with mixed No.…

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“The ankle-view train”
Jul 21, 2025·Photo of the Day

“The ankle-view train”

An article about the Pennsylvania Railroad’s new Keystone train in October 1956 Trains magazine (reprinted in 2015 in Classic Trains’ special edition More…

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Trailer On Train Express
Jul 18, 2025·Photo of the Day

Trailer On Train Express

Louisville & Nashville converted these 43-foot flatcars for trailer-on-flatcar service in 1955 by adding rub rails and jack connections. L&N…

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Steam queen
Jul 17, 2025·Photo of the Day

Steam queen

With the westbound Pocahontas in tow, Norfolk & Western J class 4-8-4 No. 611 passes the tower at South Norfolk, Va., in…

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Safety comes in cans
Jul 16, 2025·Photo of the Day

Safety comes in cans

I can. You can. We can. Chessie System reminded its employees to remain safe on the job with this sign…

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Pueblo pause
Jul 14, 2025·Photo of the Day

Pueblo pause

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Texas Zephyr, with Colorado & Southern-lettered E5 No. 9955 on the point, pauses at Pueblo on Jan.…

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