M&StL at Roland, Iowa
Apr 28, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

M&StL at Roland, Iowa

Minneapolis & St. Louis 2-6-0 310, power for the Marshalltown–Story City, Iowa, mixed train, switches at Roland, the biggest source…

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Towerman’s view at Berea
Apr 27, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Towerman’s view at Berea

The second-trick operator at New York Central’s BE Tower at Berea, Ohio, just west of Cleveland, highballs FA-powered westbound fast…

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Steam faces diesel at Salida
Apr 26, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Steam faces diesel at Salida

Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 1138 watches as four brand-new GP9s bring an eastbound freight into Salida, Colo., on…

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The Ferdinand’s 4-4-0
Apr 26, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

The Ferdinand’s 4-4-0

In southern Indiana, handsome 4-4-0 No. 9 of the 7.4-mile short line Ferdinand Railroad poses in late afternoon sun for…

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South Omaha Terminal 0-6-0
Apr 25, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

South Omaha Terminal 0-6-0

An 0-6-0 of the South Omaha Terminal Railway shuttles cars near the Omaha stockyard in the 1940s with a string…

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Ps-4 perfection
Apr 19, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Ps-4 perfection

Southern Railway Ps-4 Pacific 1395 departs Alexandria, Va., with the Atlanta-New Orleans Express in June 1937. Painted a striking green…

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Palatial stock car
Apr 18, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Palatial stock car

Northern Pacific 84300 is one of 22 double-deck, 86-foot “Big Pig Palace” cars built for NP by Ortner Freight Car…

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North Western’s RDC experiment
Apr 15, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

North Western’s RDC experiment

Chicago & North Western experimented with the self-propelled Budd Rail Diesel Car for commuter service, but never really embraced the…

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MoPac express boxcar
Apr 14, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

MoPac express boxcar

Missouri Pacific rebuilt several older boxcars for merchandise service, adding steel sides and a blue-and-gray paint scheme. The lettering at…

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