Kindnesses on the Omaha Road
Omaha Road 4-6-2 No. 500 departs Minneapolis with a train for Superior, Wis., in August 1950. Bob Borcherding At nearly…
Read moreOmaha Road 4-6-2 No. 500 departs Minneapolis with a train for Superior, Wis., in August 1950. Bob Borcherding At nearly…
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Bystanders inspect a sedan deluged with coke during a derailment of an L&N train in Chattanooga. C. K. Marsh Jr.…
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A predecessor of this Rio Grande engineer made a daring Chama–Durango run in 1923. A. C. Kalmbach My grandfather, Marvin…
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Santa Fe’s Chief approaches the Lamanda Park siding on May 17, 1946. The fireman on the helper is ready to…
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Anything in the path of fast-moving N&W class J was sure to sustain significant damage. W. A. Akin Jr. Back…
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The Katy-Frisco Texas Special, a favorite conveyance for the Katy president’s business car, arrives in St. Louis in 1956. Fred…
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The “Crandic” interurban was a safe way for University of Iowa students to travel to and from parties at Cou…
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CNJ GP7 1524 brings a Jersey City-bound commuter train into Roselle station on April 27, 1967, not long before the…
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Red and gray Monon F3’s on the Louisville–Chicago Tippecanoe pause at Crawfordsville, Ind., in fall 1948. Dick Howell Back in…
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Once a proud hauler of crack passenger trains and fast freights as a DL109 diesel locomotive, New Haven test vehicle…
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St. Louis, late 1940s: After a “race” that was not as close as the one author John Mills saw in…
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Erie Pacific 2707, a sister to the engine that enthralled author Noble during Ohio summers, is seen at Dunkirk, N.Y.,…
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