Santa Fe FT’s on Tehachapi
Nov 4, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Santa Fe FT’s on Tehachapi

An A-B-B-A set of Santa Fe FT diesels leads a westbound freight just below famous Tehachapi Loop in 1949. This…

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WM Pacific at Baltimore
Nov 3, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

WM Pacific at Baltimore

Handsome Western Maryland 4-6-2 No. 204 is ready to depart the road’s Hillen Street station in Baltimore with the daily…

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San Francisco Chief connection
Oct 31, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

San Francisco Chief connection

Santa Fe trains 93, the West Texas Express, and 94, the Eastern Express, were the Amarillo–Lubbock connection for the San…

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SP yard at Dunsmuir, Calif.
Oct 22, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

SP yard at Dunsmuir, Calif.

With Mt. Shasta rising in the background, a Baldwin road-switcher works the Southern Pacific yard at Dunsmuir, Calif., in the…

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GG1 helping a Metroliner
Oct 21, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

GG1 helping a Metroliner

Amtrak GG1 No. 912 dashes through the snow at Bowie, Md., with a four-car Metroliner train in February 1978. The…

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B&O Q-4 Mikado in Indiana
Oct 20, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

B&O Q-4 Mikado in Indiana

Baltimore & Ohio class Q-4 2-8-2 No. 4479 steps along a manicured right of way with a westbound freight near…

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