Fall in Wisconsin
Nov 12, 2020

Fall in Wisconsin

A C&NW E8 leads the Chicago–Rapid City, S.Dak., Dakota 400 past the shimmering waters of Devil’s Lake on October 7, 1956. Today,…

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Georgia sun
Nov 11, 2020

Georgia sun

Southern Railway SD35 3055 and GP30 2585 have their high noses out in the Georgia sun at the end of…

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Shark nose style
Nov 10, 2020

Shark nose style

Baldwin’s shark-nosed DR-4-4-15 demonstrator set appears in a 1949 photo. Typical of builders’ offerings of the time, it was constructed…

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Diesels victorious
Nov 6, 2020

Diesels victorious

Two Pittsburgh & Western Virginia Fairbanks-Morse H20-44s lead 81-car train 92 into Louise, W.Va., in March 1950. P&WV completely dieselized…

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Deco depot
Nov 5, 2020

Deco depot

In 1940 Union Pacific replaced its old Las Vegas depot with this one, designed in a variant of the Art…

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Sterling performers
Nov 4, 2020

Sterling performers

Northwestern Steel & Wire, located in Sterling, Ill., beside Chicago & North Western’s east-west main line, cut up untold numbers…

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Steamy snow scene
Oct 27, 2020

Steamy snow scene

A pair of Canadian Pacific 2-8-2s, Nos. 5410 and 5329, drift with their grain extra down into the Eaton River…

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Story City branch
Oct 20, 2020

Story City branch

Minneapolis & St. Louis 2-6-0 Mogul 310 has only one gondola left to deliver in Story City, Iowa, before returning…

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Photo of the Day
Oct 20, 2020

Photo of the Day

Mountain meet Pennsylvania Railroad GP9s on westbound piggyback train TT1 pass J1 class 2-10-4 No. 6166, which has stopped on…

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