A little helper
Apr 1, 2024·Photo of the Day

A little helper

Missouri Pacific 0-8-0 No. 9721 (with caboose) helps a freight No. 75 up Kirkwood (Mo.) Hill in March 1946. Regular…

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C&O GP7s at Plymouth, MI
Mar 29, 2024·Photo of the Day

C&O GP7s at Plymouth, MI

New Chesapeake & Ohio GP7s hustle a southbound freight out of Plymouth, Mich., in the early 1950s. Robert A. Hadley…

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PRR Lollipop and Sharknose
Mar 28, 2024·Photo of the Day

PRR Lollipop and Sharknose

At the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Renovo, Pa., terminal in September 1955, a class L1s “Lollipop” 2-8-2 is prepared for a run…

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NYC Hudson on the run
Mar 27, 2024·Photo of the Day

NYC Hudson on the run

New York Central J-1 4-6-3 5403 accelerates toward 85 mph with a mail-and-express train heading west out of Mattoon, Ill.,…

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D&RGW freight at Orestod
Mar 26, 2024·Photo of the Day

D&RGW freight at Orestod

Having taken on coal and water, Rio Grande 4-8-2 No. 1505 is eastbound at Orestod, Colo., with a freight from…

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2-4-2 tank engine
Mar 21, 2024·Photo of the Day

2-4-2 tank engine

Although the 2-4-2 type was rare in the United States, Berlin Mills Railway 2-4-2T No. 6, built by Baldwin for…

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Rush hour on the North Western
Mar 19, 2024·Photo of the Day

Rush hour on the North Western

Pacifics and passenger diesels mingle outside Chicago & North Western’s Chicago Passenger Terminal during the afternoon rush hour in the…

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RF&P E8 passenger diesel
Mar 15, 2024·Photo of the Day

RF&P E8 passenger diesel

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac E8 1001, posing for its builder’s photo in November 1949, was one of 15 E8As (and…

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