EMD Model 40 profile: Diesels That Didn’t
We all love the unusual — something that departs from our perceived norm. In railroading, it’s an Alco showing up…
Read moreWe all love the unusual — something that departs from our perceived norm. In railroading, it’s an Alco showing up…
Read moreConrail passenger trains are probably the least known of all the aspects of the big blue railroad’s operations over time.…
Read moreThe breakthrough The first Electro-Motive doodlebug motorcar to be delivered went to the Chicago Great Western in August 1924. Right…
Read more“Coast Lines and Valley Freights” is a 348-page, 8 1/2 x 11-inch, hardbound volume with 630 color photos. It will…
Read moreConrail history starts with Penn Central’s bankruptcy in 1970, a collapse that upset the entire railroad industry. Something had to…
Read moreDelaware Lackawanna and Western locomotives: All through March, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Please…
Read moreThis 345-page tome, known as “Conquest II: Crestline-Ft. Wayne, GR&I, Toledo, Sandusky & Akron Branches” in long form, documents the…
Read moreClassic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad all through March 2022. Please…
Read moreThe Alco Black Marias, a trio of prototype cab units, were the builder’s initial attempt to enter the mainline diesel…
Read more“Hear the Whistle” is Jack Haley’s biography, written by his daughter. It primarily covers his career in the rail industry.…
Read moreIs there a more dignified railroad name than “Lackawanna?” Certainly, Lackawanna history evokes many images. In the days of steam,…
Read moreClassic Trains editors are celebrating the history, heritage, and style of the Southern Pacific Lines all through February 2022. So, please enjoy this…
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