TRAIN CONSISTS: Champion and Auto-Train
In his article “One Day at . . . Sanford, Fla.” in the Winter 2008 issue of Classic Trains, author…
Read moreIn his article “One Day at . . . Sanford, Fla.” in the Winter 2008 issue of Classic Trains, author…
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As of October 1, 1958, Class I railroads own or lease 27,622 diesel locomotives, 1,532 steam locomotives, and 559 electrics.…
Read moreNew Jersey challenges the constitutionality of the Transportation Act of 1958, under whose provisions the Erie and New York Central…
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SP announces it is standardizing on silver livery for all passenger equipment; although Armour yellow will be retained for cars…
Read moreJuly 1958 in railroad history One of steam’s greatest chapters comes to a close July 2 when class S-2 No.…
Read moreEditors Note: Tour 904 was made up of Scouts from El Paso, Midland, Abilene, and East Texas. The train carried…
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Baltimore & Ohio constructed this replica of the 0-4-0 Tom Thumb, its first steam locomotive. The original Tom Thumb was…
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Rock Island switcher No. 283 was one of ten USRA 0-6-0s delivered to the railroad in 1919. W. Krambeck The…
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Norfolk & Western 0-8-0 switcher No. 244 holds the distinction of being the last U.S. reciprocating steam locomotive built for…
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One of Duluth, Missabe & Northern’s mammoth 352,000-pound 0-10-0 switchers works the yard at Proctor, Minn., on September 15, 1951.…
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Canadian National kept its fleet of Moguls in service the longest, until 1959. No. 86 was built in 1910 by…
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