Universal leader
Apr 30, 2025

Universal leader

The U30C was the most popular of General Electric’s “Universal” locomotive series, selling 592 units built beginning in 1967. Buyers…

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Treacherous tracks
Apr 29, 2025

Treacherous tracks

A Denver & Salt Lake passenger train pauses at Arrow, Colo., on the original Rollins Pass line in 1905. At…

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South Wind
Apr 23, 2025

South Wind

The Chicago–Miami South Wind arrives at Montgomery, Ala., on June 6, 1948. Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 No. 1533 does the honors on…

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Short-lived short line
Apr 22, 2025

Short-lived short line

Michigan Northern GP7 No. 1606 rolls a two-car train south along Keystone Road south of Traverse City, Mich., in 1982.…

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Side-door versatility
Apr 22, 2025

Side-door versatility

Side-door cabooses were sometimes used for delivering less-than-carload shipments to branchline stations. This is at Chicopee, Mo., on the Frisco.…

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Roosevelt Road revisited
Apr 21, 2025

Roosevelt Road revisited

Baltimore & Ohio train 6, the eastbound Capitol Limited, picks up orders as it departs Chicago’s Grand Central Station bound for…

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Rocky Mount E units
Apr 18, 2025

Rocky Mount E units

As three Atlantic Coast Line E units depart Rock Mount, N.C., with the head-end-heavy Havana Special, another E unit waits to…

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Pullmans for Penn Station
Apr 17, 2025

Pullmans for Penn Station

Heavyweight Pullman cars trail Pennsylvania Railroad train 72, the eastbound Juniata, at Marysville, Pa., in 1952. The train, which is about…

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Passenger power
Apr 16, 2025

Passenger power

Passenger cab units, like this twin-engine New York Central EMD E8, rode on six-wheel trucks with the center axle unpowered,…

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New England Alcos
Apr 15, 2025

New England Alcos

Three Alco RS3s lead a Boston & Maine freight near White River Junction, Vt. The railroad had 26 such units,…

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