Santa Fe’s Barstow Yard
Feb 2, 2026·Photo of the Day

Santa Fe’s Barstow Yard

An early-1904s view of the Santa Fe’s big freight yard at Barstow, Calif., shows, at the left side of the…

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Western corner of the B&O
Jan 30, 2026·Photo of the Day

Western corner of the B&O

Consolidation 2836 steams across a country road at Junction, Ill., with the every-other-day freight between Flora and Shawneetown in September…

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Classic logging Mallet
Jan 29, 2026·Photo of the Day

Classic logging Mallet

The 2-6-6-2T Mallet, exemplified by Weyerhauser No. 9, was perhaps the ultimate development of the logging locomotive. Compact, powerful, and…

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Rock Island 4-8-4 at Joliet
Jan 28, 2026·Photo of the Day

Rock Island 4-8-4 at Joliet

Rock Island class R-67 Northern 5114 has just passed Joliet (Ill.) Union Station and crossed the GM&O/ATSF diamond as it…

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Reading Pacific on the PRSL
Jan 27, 2026·Photo of the Day

Reading Pacific on the PRSL

Characteristic of the indignities suffered by steam in its final years, Reading G-3 Pacific 215, built in 1948 as a…

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Quiet Sunday on the DT&I
Jan 26, 2026·Photo of the Day

Quiet Sunday on the DT&I

Mikados, an 0-8-0, and an ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Consolidation are arrayed around the turntable at Detroit, Toledo & Ironton’s Flat Rock…

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Dallas interlocking tower
Jan 21, 2026·Photo of the Day

Dallas interlocking tower

An interior view at Tower 19 near Dallas (Texas) Union Terminal shows the track diagram (“model board”) of the territory…

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Water standpipe
Jan 16, 2026·Photo of the Day

Water standpipe

This is a typical standpipe (also called water crane, water column, or water plug) used to fill steam locomotive tenders…

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