Eagle River Canyon
Oct 14, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Eagle River Canyon

Eagle River Canyon Winding through the Eagle River Canyon west of Redcliff, Colo., Rio Grande 2-8-8-2 3603 helps a 4-8-4…

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‘James Whitcomb Riley’
Oct 12, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘James Whitcomb Riley’

James Whitcomb Riley Amtrak E units recall past glories as they prepare to depart Indianapolis Union Station with the Chicago-bound…

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Highest rails in New York
Oct 11, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Highest rails in New York

Highest rails in New York Having just crossed the 1,017-foot Hell Gate Bridge, Penn Central GG1 4913 begins the long…

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Cincinnati anachronism
Oct 8, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Cincinnati anachronism

Cincinnati anachronism The manually controlled crossing-gate arms at Winton Place stand watch at Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati. The suburban station…

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Powerful PAs persevere
Oct 7, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Powerful PAs persevere

Powerful PAs persevere Four Alco PAs roll Champlain Division local SC-20 along the shore of Lake Champlain just out of…

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Great Yellow Fleet
Oct 6, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Great Yellow Fleet

Great Yellow Fleet Many older Western Fruit Express wood cars were rebuilt in the late 1940s. No. 72316 received steel…

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Erie ‘Limited’
Oct 5, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Erie ‘Limited’

Erie Limited The westbound Limited crosses the New York-Pennsylvania state line as it bridges the Delaware River at Mill Rift,…

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‘Hollywood’
Oct 4, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Hollywood’

Hollywood Round windows marked the 1941 City of Los Angeles’s swank lounge car Hollywood. The train operated over Union Pacific…

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Hell Gate Bridge
Oct 1, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Hell Gate Bridge

Hell Gate Bridge Having just crossed the 1,017-foot Hell Gate Bridge, Penn Central GG1 4913 begins the long descent to…

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Automobile boxcar
Sep 30, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Automobile boxcar

Automobile boxcar Northern Pacific no. 4914 is a 50-foot, single-sheathed, double-door car built in the late 1930s and shown here…

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Passenger pioneer
Sep 29, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Passenger pioneer

Passenger pioneer Amtrak No. 583 is a 3,000-hp, six-axle EMD SDP40F. The model was the first new diesel locomotive purchased…

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America’s breadbasket
Sep 28, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

America’s breadbasket

America’s breadbasket Here’s what it looks like on the lower level of a large concrete terminal grain elevator. Each bin…

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