Introducing the Nancy Hanks II!
Feb 14, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Introducing the Nancy Hanks II!

A crowd has gathered in Savannah, Ga., for the July 6, 1947, christening of Central of Georgia’s new streamliner, the…

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Fire-fighting 4-6-0
Feb 13, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Fire-fighting 4-6-0

Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 2248, built in 1896, remained active into the 1950s providing motive power and pumping capacity for…

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Early Texas type
Feb 10, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Early Texas type

Texas & Pacific was the first road to adopt the 2-10-4 type, hence the name “Texas” for the wheel arrangement.…

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CA&E train at Wheaton
Feb 8, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

CA&E train at Wheaton

A Chicago-bound local of interurban Chicago Aurora & Elgin prepares to leave the Wheaton station. The first car is one…

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‘Twin Zephyr’ at Aurora
Jan 30, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Twin Zephyr’ at Aurora

Diesel locomotive 9901, named Zephyrus, leads Burlington Route’s Twin Zephyr into Aurora, Ill., about 38 miles into the streamliner’s Chicago–Minneapolis run sometime in…

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West Side Lumber Co. car shops
Jan 27, 2023·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

West Side Lumber Co. car shops

This 1950s overview of the West Side Lumber Co. car shops in Tuolumne, Calif., shows the dual-gauge track with the…

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