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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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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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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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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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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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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A Rutland RS3 switches at the road’s hub of Rutland, Vt., in 1957; 31.5 miles to the southeast on the…
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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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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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Low-drivered 2-8-0 No. 2174 struggles to keep up with 4-6-0 No. 1389 on CN train 48 for Winnipeg. Hal Lewis…
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“Big, beautiful” Santa Fe 4-8-4 3779 talks it up through Pasadena’s Lamanda Park area with First No. 3, the California…
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With the empty SP track to the right, SP&S RS3 78 trundles past with a short freight at Albany, Ore.,…
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