Pocatello prominence
The Union Pacific hump yard at Pocatello, Idaho, receives cars from various branch lines, sorts them by destination, and forwards…
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The Baltimore & Ohio dieselized its named passenger trains with six sets of Electro-Motive EA-EB passenger diesels in 1937–38. Here,…
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Norfolk & Western class J 4-8-4 No. 608 rolls through a tunnel at Shawsville, Va., in June 1956. The unmistakable…
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Fairbanks-Morse H-24-66, dubbed the Train Master, was known for its substantial carbody. At 2,400 hp, the Train Master was the…
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Trailer Train began acquiring 85-foot flatcars in 1958. This class F85A car, built by American Car & Foundry in 1958,…
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Portable trailer-on-flatcar loading ramps could turn a stub yard track or spur into a loading facility. They were sometimes used…
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The eastbound California Zephyr passes the monument to the dome car at the spot where the idea for such a passenger car…
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A westbound Southern Pacific freight from El Paso, Texas, passes through the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico in 1952.…
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The crew of Southern Pacific Extra 6311 East ties up at the Sparks, Nev., yard office, 2 miles east of…
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Lettered East Branch & Lincoln, but belonging to Franconia Paper Co., 2-4-2T No. 5 works at Lincoln, N.H., with sister…
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Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 No. 73 follows 3-foot-gauge tracks toward the summit of Kenosha Pass, high above the canyon near…
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