Penn Central passenger trains remembered
All through May 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the legacy of everyone’s favorite bankrupt railroad: Penn Central. …
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The General Electric BQ23-7 turned out to be an odd diesel that didn’t. At the dawn of railroads…
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Penn Central history began existence on Feb. 1, 1968. More accurately, it was incorporated in 1846 as the Pennsylvania Railroad;…
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Kansas City Southern history is now appropriate to talk about since the seventh of seven Class I railroads in North…
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The Nickel Plate Road’s major components were all in place by 1949. The Nickel Plate, formally the New…
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Amtrak E60 locomotives are an important bridge for Northeast Corridor electric railroading between the GG1s of the 1930s and 1940s…
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The Fairbanks-Morse H12-44TS locomotive was a familiar-looking unit with different internals. FM was a fierce competitor in the…
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Kansas City Southern Shay locomotives were oddballs on a steam locomotive roster of non-conformity. Ephraim Shay came up with the…
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Kansas City Southern locomotives were full of surprises in both the steam and diesel fleets. Steam locomotives saw…
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Canadian National U-class 4-8-4 locomotives proved to be the most versatile of the type operated in North America. It’s…
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Kansas City Southern passenger trains All through April 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit and grandeur that has…
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The American Freedom Train steam locomotives were stars in their own right during the U.S. Bicentennial tour. From 1975 to…
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