Ambassador
Nov 2, 2021

Ambassador

Ambassador The northbound day train to Montreal, known as the Ambassador, crosses the Connecticut River near Windsor, Vt. It exemplifies…

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Train 4
Nov 1, 2021

Train 4

Train 4 Pere Marquette’s unnamed Grand Rapids–Detroit train 4 rolls through Trowbridge, Mich., in 1940. Locomotive 712 is one of…

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Camelback ‘Comet’
Oct 29, 2021

Camelback ‘Comet’

Camelback Comet Jersey Central Camelback 592 (now preserved in Baltimore) pinch-hits for a regularly assigned 4-6-2 on the Blue Comet…

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Passenger Geep
Oct 28, 2021

Passenger Geep

Passenger Geep Southern Railway GP7 No. 2164 was in local service in eastern North Carolina when this image was made…

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‘Silver Meteor’
Oct 27, 2021

‘Silver Meteor’

Silver Meteor The northbound Amtrak Silver Meteor from Miami rounds Honeymoon Wye on the way into Jacksonville, Fla., on June…

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Hard knock life
Oct 26, 2021

Hard knock life

Hard knock life Northern Pacific track workers labor near new Bozeman Tunnel in Montana in 1945. Regardless of the location…

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Gaspe peninsula
Oct 25, 2021

Gaspe peninsula

Gaspe peninsula Canadian National train 119 is at the division point of New Carlisle, 104 miles into its 202-mile trip…

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Chihuahua al Pacífico
Oct 22, 2021

Chihuahua al Pacífico

Chihuahua al Pacífico Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico chop-nosed 515 and unadulterated sister 509 work a freight at La Junta, Chihuahua,…

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PAs on parade
Oct 20, 2021

PAs on parade

PAs on parade Santa Fe PA1s 75L and 78L hustle train 23, a nameless three-car remnant of the Grand Canyon,…

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Clark Fork River
Oct 19, 2021

Clark Fork River

Clark Fork River Milwaukee Road tTrain 262 crosses high above the Clark Fork River at St. Regis, Mont., in August…

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Texarkana train
Oct 18, 2021

Texarkana train

Texarkana train After a crew change, Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8386 leads train  MFLAT out of Texarkana, Texas, on August 31,…

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‘New England States’
Oct 15, 2021

‘New England States’

New England States New England States passengers navigate the rough platform at La Salle Street Station in 1952. The New…

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