CA&E nocturne
Sep 5, 2018·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

CA&E nocturne

At Wheaton, Ill., the motorman of a westbound Chicago Aurora & Elgin train looks back for the highball while the…

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Turbine in Weber Canyon
Aug 20, 2018·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Turbine in Weber Canyon

Union Pacific No. 51, the first unit in the road’s fleet of General Electric gas-turbine-electric locomotives, climbs east in Weber…

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West meets Midwest in New Orleans
Aug 18, 2018·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

West meets Midwest in New Orleans

As Southern Pacific Alco PA diesels move toward New Orleans Union Station in the background, an Illinois Central E7 rides…

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The run-around
Jun 24, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

The run-around

  CSX Transportation local D743 heads north into Deshler, Ohio, to run around its train and head back south to…

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Galloping Goose on the RGS
Jun 19, 2018·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Galloping Goose on the RGS

Rio Grande Southern Motor No. 4 — one of seven “Galloping Goose” cars the 172-mile narrow-gauge road fashioned from automobiles…

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Diesels victorious
Jun 13, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Diesels victorious

  The West Chester Railroad’s May 2018 photo charter featured Alco RS18 No. 1803 with three freight cars, a baggage…

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No trespassing
Jun 12, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

No trespassing

  A Napoleon, Defiance & Western train passes the former Wabash Railroad freight house in Napoleon, Ohio, on Oct. 19,…

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Escarpment
Jun 11, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Escarpment

You don’t need to go west to find the mountains. Canadian Pacific ES440AC No. 8800 is down to hardly a…

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Tortoise and the hare
Jun 8, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Tortoise and the hare

  A southbound Amtrak Acela Express overtakes an outbound empty Norfolk Southern oil train on the Northeast Corridor lead by the Central…

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Tread lightly
Jun 7, 2018·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Tread lightly

  Recent heavy rains have caused standing water in many parts of central Ohio. Here, Norfolk Southern No. 5228 shoves…

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