A South Bend tradition
Mar 5, 2013

A South Bend tradition

Two of the South Shore Line’s air-conditioned M.U. cars stand at the road’s downtown South Bend, Ind., depot on La…

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Steam in the atomic age
Feb 5, 2013

Steam in the atomic age

CV M-5-a 461, the same class of 2-8-0 entrusted with atomic loads, nears Amherst, Mass., with a Palmer-Brattleboro local in…

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Merger time in Warren
Dec 4, 2012

Merger time in Warren

Renumbered DL&W E8’s (top) roll into Warren with train 6 in 1962. Earlier that year, E8 833, its livery only…

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Finis for Philo
Nov 6, 2012

Finis for Philo

A 1962 freight derailment spelled the end for the century-old Wabash depot at little Philo, Ill. Glen Brewer My clock-radio…

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Inspired by steam
Sep 17, 2012

Inspired by steam

Boston & Maine 4-6-2 3719 was one of the machines that captivated author Graulty. Charles A. Brown I was always…

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Summer Sharknoses
Aug 15, 2012

Summer Sharknoses

Mistaken identity: Rumors of Baldwin Sharknose diesels in PRR freight service prompted a 14-year-old boy to visit Altoona, where he…

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