Royalty in the making
On May 29, 1950, workers put the finishing touches on brand-new Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4 No. 611 at…
Read moreOn May 29, 1950, workers put the finishing touches on brand-new Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4 No. 611 at…
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With white extra flags flying, Minneapolis & St. Louis 2-8-2 No. 611 leads a sugar beet extra out of Hopkins,…
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Rock Island FTs lead a train past the South Washington, Iowa, station in 1948. The railroad had 30 FT A…
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Southern Pacific General Manager W.D. Lamprecht’s business car rides the rear of train No. 28 as it passes the helpers…
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Homemade T-3 4-8-2 Mountains Nos. 5592 and 5558 lead a westbound Baltimore & Ohio freight past J Tower at the…
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Open-side auto racks, like these hauling new Pontiacs, were common from the 1960s into the 1970s. Louisville & Nashville photo…
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The westbound Sunset Limited, right, and eastbound Golden State Limited — the premier trains on their respective routes — meet near Colton, Calif. Classic…
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Great Northern dieselized with FT locomotives, which debuted the classic orange and green paint scheme. Here, a matched set of…
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Two of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio’s four F7As approach UD Tower in Joliet, Ill., in fall 1951 with a…
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