Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-8-4
Nov 9, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-8-4

On June 20, 1950, seven months after the Nickel Plate Road leased the 500-mile Wheeling & Lake Erie, W&LE Berkshire…

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Small-town station ritual
Nov 5, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Small-town station ritual

A baggageman loads express and LCL aboard a combine on a mixed train on the Canadian Pacific (Quebec Central) at…

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Yampa Valley downbound
Oct 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Yampa Valley downbound

Rio Grande PA 6013 descends the Front Range of the Rockies with the Denver-bound Yampa Valley on Aug. 13. 1966.…

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Western Allegheny at dusk
Oct 17, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Western Allegheny at dusk

Ex-Pennsy H10s 2-8-0 No. 85 of the 21-mile Western Allegheny Railroad heads a train of big Bessemer & Lake Erie…

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Santa Fe 2-10-2
Sep 23, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Santa Fe 2-10-2

The Santa Fe Railway pioneered the 2-10-2 type in 1903 with a group of engines that were essentially 2-10-0 helper…

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Swift refrigerator cars
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Swift refrigerator cars

A mix of older wood reefers and new steel cars mingle on the cleanout and ready tracks at Swift’s Sioux…

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Tackling Tennessee Pass
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Tackling Tennessee Pass

Three of Denver & Rio Grande Western’s giant 3600-series 2-8-8-2s team up to lift a 42-car train up Tennessee Pass…

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Meat reefers at Hormel
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Meat reefers at Hormel

A Milwaukee Road switcher moves a cut of refrigerator cars at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minn., in 1942. Most…

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Head-on collision aftermath
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Head-on collision aftermath

Northern Pacific 2-8-2 No. 1917 lies on its side after being hit head-on at nearly 50 mph by four F…

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Hudson on the Riley
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Hudson on the Riley

New York Central J-1 4-6-4 No. 5373 brings the Chicago-bound James Whitcomb Riley into Kankakee, Ill., on January 23, 1956.…

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Lehigh Valley mail car
Sep 19, 2017·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Lehigh Valley mail car

Workers transfer mail between a Post Office Department truck and a Lehigh Valley Railway Post Office car around 1910. The…

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