Streetcar Sundays
Nov 1, 2011·Railfan Stories

Streetcar Sundays

Philadelphia Transportation Co. PCC car 2115 cruises east on a Route 56 run along Erie Avenue in 1955. Mert Leet…

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Postwar commuter surprises
Oct 4, 2011·Railfan Stories

Postwar commuter surprises

“Deluxe” cars like these on New Haven train 365 at Darien, Conn., in July 1947 were not what author Paradis…

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A unique threesome
Sep 15, 2011·Railfan Stories

A unique threesome

Amtrak GG1 meets an E60 in 1980, two years after the author’s ride behind one of each, plus a Conrail…

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Rondout Memories
Aug 15, 2011·Railfan Stories

Rondout Memories

Seen from the North Shore Line bridge, a Milwaukee Road F7 4-6-4 rips through Rondout, Ill., with train 15, the…

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Stranger on the West Shore
Aug 2, 2011·Railfan Stories

Stranger on the West Shore

NYC’s eastbound 20th Century Limited slows for a station stop at South Bend, Ind., in October 1962. Louis A. Marre…

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Blue Train of the Prairies
Jul 5, 2011·Railfan Stories

Blue Train of the Prairies

Still dressed in royal blue, a mail-express car and “comboose” 307 bring up the rear of NAR mixed train 75…

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This is Richmond?
Jun 16, 2011·Railfan Stories

This is Richmond?

At Ellerson, Va., Richmond-bound passengers watch Amtrak train 450, the James Whitcomb Riley—a C&O GP7 and a dome coach—depart for…

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Magic carpet to Durham
May 16, 2011·Railfan Stories

Magic carpet to Durham

Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 400 powered a boy’s “magic carpet” mixed train to Durham, N.C. Curt Tillotson Jr. collection What…

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End of the Line
May 3, 2011·Railfan Stories

End of the Line

N&W’s eastbound Pocahontas descends Christiansburg Hill toward Roanoke on April 21, 1971 – ten days before Amtrak. J. David Ingles…

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