Climbing the Front Range
Jul 23, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Climbing the Front Range

Denver & Salt Lake train No. 1, the day train to Craig, rounds a sharp curve in Rollins Canyon just…

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Branchline oddity
Jul 22, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Branchline oddity

On May 12, 1962, Rock Island “motor” 9006 has a typically short train as it heads west with mixed No.…

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“The ankle-view train”
Jul 21, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

“The ankle-view train”

An article about the Pennsylvania Railroad’s new Keystone train in October 1956 Trains magazine (reprinted in 2015 in Classic Trains’ special edition More…

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Trailer On Train Express
Jul 18, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Trailer On Train Express

Louisville & Nashville converted these 43-foot flatcars for trailer-on-flatcar service in 1955 by adding rub rails and jack connections. L&N…

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Steam queen
Jul 17, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Steam queen

With the westbound Pocahontas in tow, Norfolk & Western J class 4-8-4 No. 611 passes the tower at South Norfolk, Va., in…

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Safety comes in cans
Jul 16, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Safety comes in cans

I can. You can. We can. Chessie System reminded its employees to remain safe on the job with this sign…

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Quintessential New England
Jul 15, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Quintessential New England

Montpelier & Wells River 2-8-0 No. 20, a former Boston & Maine engine, leads train 1 with a milk car…

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Pueblo pause
Jul 14, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Pueblo pause

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Texas Zephyr, with Colorado & Southern-lettered E5 No. 9955 on the point, pauses at Pueblo on Jan.…

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Raceland Junction
Jul 6, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Raceland Junction

In a March 1942 scene at Raceland Junction, La., on Southern Pacific’s Texas & New Orleans subsidiary, 4-6-2 No. 612…

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Proud passenger power
Jul 4, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Proud passenger power

Three Southern Railway E8s curve through Atlanta with the New Orleans cars of the Southern Crescent, running in two sections this…

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Nickel Plate diesels
Jul 3, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Nickel Plate diesels

The Nickel Plate Road’s road-switcher scheme of black with three yellow stripes, plus yellow safety stripes on the ends, was…

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Mountain meet — Pennsy
Jul 2, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Mountain meet — Pennsy

Pennsylvania Railroad GP9s on westbound piggyback train TT1 pass J1 class 2-10-4 No. 6166, which has stopped on the main…

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