E7 on B&M’s Mountaineer
Aug 10, 2022

E7 on B&M’s Mountaineer

Brand-new E7 3810 leads Boston & Maine’s Mountaineer out of Boston in June 1946. The diesel illustrates the as-delivered scheme…

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Building Nicholson Viaduct
Aug 4, 2022

Building Nicholson Viaduct

Construction of the Lackawanna Railroad’s colossal viaduct over Tunkhannock Creek at Nicholson, Pa., is in its early stages in this…

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B&O Pacific in a hurry
Aug 3, 2022

B&O Pacific in a hurry

Baltimore & Ohio class P-5 No. 5227, a USRA light Pacific, hurries through North Bend, Ohio, with overnight St. Louis–Cincinnati…

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On the old BR&P
Aug 1, 2022

On the old BR&P

At Du Bois, Pa., on Baltimore & Ohio’s former Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh lines, a B&O Pacific swings by Tower…

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Virginian box-cab electrics
Jul 28, 2022

Virginian box-cab electrics

A trio of the Virginian Railway’s original box-cab electrics rolls downgrade with a freight at Oakdale, W.Va., in September 1953.…

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The Chief enters Chicago
Jul 26, 2022

The Chief enters Chicago

Santa Fe’s all-Pullman Chief from Los Angeles has just passed through the busy interlocking at 21st Street, Chicago, as it…

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