Atglen & Susquehanna
Oct 11, 2023·Photo of the Day

Atglen & Susquehanna

A mix of GE and EMD units lead an eastward Conrail freight off the former Pennsylvania Railroad Atglen & Susquehanna…

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American classic
Oct 10, 2023·Photo of the Day

American classic

Chicago & Illinois Midland American-type 4-4-0 No. 500 hustles a two-car passenger train north under Illinois Route 97 near Petersburg…

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Western Maryland GPs on high
Oct 4, 2023·Photo of the Day

Western Maryland GPs on high

Three red-and-white EMD road-switchers — two GP35s and a GP40 — lead an eastbound freight across the great steel viaduct…

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UP Challenger 3939
Oct 2, 2023·Photo of the Day

UP Challenger 3939

Union Pacific 3939, the final member of the batch of 25 4-6-6-4 Challengers that Alco built for the road in…

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Three-truck logging Shay
Sep 29, 2023·Photo of the Day

Three-truck logging Shay

Meadow River Lumber Co. No. 7 is a good example of a three-truck, standard-gauge, coal-burning Shay with a Radley &…

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Pioneer electrification
Sep 28, 2023·Photo of the Day

Pioneer electrification

Baltimore & Ohio’s Howard Street Tunnel below downtown Baltimore was the site of the first “steam-railroad” electrification in America. This…

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NYC’s Avon Yard
Sep 27, 2023·Photo of the Day

NYC’s Avon Yard

Located outside Indianapolis, Avon Yard was one of several modern freight classification yards New York Central opened in the 1950s.…

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Morrell meat reefers
Sep 25, 2023·Photo of the Day

Morrell meat reefers

Meatpacking firm John Morrell & Co. led the switch away from ice in refrigerator cars. Two of Morrell’s Mather cars…

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