Rolling freight
Dec 16, 2024·Photo of the Day

Rolling freight

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis class L-1 2-8-2 No. 619 rolls into Dickson, Tenn., before World War II. After nearly…

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Richmond Beach
Dec 13, 2024·Photo of the Day

Richmond Beach

Two Great Northern E7s skirt Puget Sound at Richmond Beach, Wash., with the eastbound Empire Builder in April 1953, two years after…

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Inside scoop
Dec 12, 2024·Photo of the Day

Inside scoop

The truss bracing in the sides of cab units helped support the locomotive’s weight, so cab units required a thinner…

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Hummingbird
Dec 11, 2024·Photo of the Day

Hummingbird

Louisville & Nashville’s Hummingbird passes between the engine terminal and coach yard as it backs towards New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in…

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Helping the Chief
Dec 10, 2024·Photo of the Day

Helping the Chief

Santa Fe 2-10-2 No. 1680 assists the 15 passenger cars and three diesels on train No. 19, the Chief, at Wootton,…

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Four-builder lineup
Dec 9, 2024·Photo of the Day

Four-builder lineup

A General Electric U25B leads EMD, Alco, and Fairbanks-Morse units on Norfolk & Western train KB6 near Hull, Ill., in…

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Enola bound
Dec 6, 2024·Photo of the Day

Enola bound

Pennsylvania Railroad M1 class 4-8-2 No. 6987 heads a freight toward Enola Yard near Harrisburg, Pa., in July 1955. The…

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Dual service
Dec 5, 2024·Photo of the Day

Dual service

St. Louis-San Francisco 4-8-2 No. 1503 works train No. 3 at Southeastern Junction just west of Lindenwood Yard southwest of…

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Deshler doings
Dec 4, 2024·Photo of the Day

Deshler doings

Baltimore & Ohio train No. 355, the Toledo–Cincinnati day local, passes under the home signals protecting the road’s Chicago Division…

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Beloit built
Dec 3, 2024·Photo of the Day

Beloit built

Fairbanks-Morse introduced its “Consolidation Line” of freight and passenger diesels in 1950. Available in cab and booster versions rated at…

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A run at the hill
Dec 2, 2024·Photo of the Day

A run at the hill

At Bayview Junction, Ontario, trackmen watch Canadian National 4-8-4 No. 6234 pass with Toronto–Windsor train No. 83 on August 29,…

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