Fancy-dress boxcar
Oct 11, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Fancy-dress boxcar

This Texas & Pacific express boxcar (note the steam and signal lines) is labeled for mail storage and painted in…

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CP’s experimental 2-10-4
Oct 10, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

CP’s experimental 2-10-4

In 1931, two years after placing in service a fleet of 20 conventional 2-10-4s, Canadian Pacific constructed an experimental version.…

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CN 4-6-0 in Winnipeg
Oct 6, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

CN 4-6-0 in Winnipeg

Canadian National Ten-Wheeler 1357, pulling an express reefer and heavyweight baggage car and coach, has just arrived at the Fort…

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C&IM coal drag
Oct 4, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

C&IM coal drag

Chicago & Illinois Midland 2-10-2 No. 701, built new for the road by Lima in 1931, works up Petersburg Hill…

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“TAG Route” freight
Oct 3, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

“TAG Route” freight

The Tennessee, Alabama & Gulf’s entire diesel roster — a GP38, GP18, and three GP7s — heads a freight out…

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Rocket at Denver Union Station
Sep 29, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Rocket at Denver Union Station

An E7 backs Rock Island’s Rocky Mountain Rocket into Denver Union Station in the early 1950s. Meanwhile, five tracks to…

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New FTs on the Rio Grande
Sep 28, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

New FTs on the Rio Grande

Denver & Rio Grande Western FT set No. 541, purchased in 1942, hauls a freight up the Front Range of…

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Frustration on Horseshoe Curve
Sep 27, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Frustration on Horseshoe Curve

In position for a shot of Pennsylvania Railroad J1 2-10-4 No. 6427 climbing Horseshoe Curve with empty hopper cars in…

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