Early SP piggyback train
Sep 26, 2022

Early SP piggyback train

Southern Pacific train 372, the Advance Overnight, departs the freight terminal at 4th and Berry streets, San Francisco, at the…

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GM’s Train of Tomorrow
Sep 19, 2022

GM’s Train of Tomorrow

GM’s Train of Tomorrow In the blaze of postwar passenger optimism, General Motors and Pullman-Standard produced the Train of Tomorrow…

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Profile in speed
Sep 18, 2022

Profile in speed

The rakish front end of a Milwaukee Road F7 4-6-4 hints at the locomotive’s famous potential for speed. MILW photo…

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Big Alcos on the ACL
Sep 16, 2022

Big Alcos on the ACL

Brand-new Atlantic Coast Line Alco C628s 2001 and 2002 pose for a publicity photo with a string of ACL boxcars…

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C&O 2-10-4 on the fly
Aug 29, 2022

C&O 2-10-4 on the fly

Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1 2-10-4 No. 3006 makes 60 mph with a 5,000-ton merchandise train south of Linworth, Ohio,…

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