Chicago’s Outer Belt
May 8, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Chicago’s Outer Belt

An eastbound Elgin, Joliet & Eastern freight is headed by 2-8-2 No. 747 about 2 miles east of Joliet, Ill.…

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Central of Georgia
May 7, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Central of Georgia

Dual-service GP7 No. 129 rolls through the Columbus, Ga., station in April 1960 wearing paint reminiscent of the Baltimore &…

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1954
May 6, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

1954

The year and locomotive number are the same – 1954 – as one of Louisville & Nashville’s big M-1-class “Big…

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MoPac Colorado Eagle E6
May 2, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

MoPac Colorado Eagle E6

A metal emblem and lettering on the nose of Missouri Pacific E6 No. 7002 touts the diesel’s initial assignment to…

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Tower A-2
Apr 30, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Tower A-2

Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 No. 135 passes Tower A-2 at Western Avenue in Chicago with a suburban run to Elgin in…

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Jawn Henry
Apr 29, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Jawn Henry

Steam-turbine-electric No. 2300 Jawn Henry — N&W’s bid for a coal-fired future — drops down Virginia’s Christianburg Hill with its own doghouse-equipped…

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Most famous GG1
Apr 26, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Most famous GG1

Freshly washed GG1 No. 4876 leaves Wilmington, Del., with the Executive. On Jan. 15, 1953, the locomotive was involved in…

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Mixed freight
Apr 25, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Mixed freight

Seaboard Air Line train No. 280 heads northbound near Aberdeen, N.C., with several piggyback trailers in 1962. Trailers include Pennsy,…

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Lackawanna power
Apr 24, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Lackawanna power

In August 1958, Alco HH660 No. 409 rests on an outdoor turntable lead at Scranton, Pa. The track is now…

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Joint Line
Apr 23, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Joint Line

Eight Santa Fe and Burlington Northern engines power a Santa Fe freight on the Rio Grande-owned northbound Joint Line track…

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