B&O E7 diesels on POTUS special
Aug 26, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

B&O E7 diesels on POTUS special

Baltimore & Ohio E7 diesels in A-B-A formation head a train carrying President Truman, on the campaign trail for re-election,…

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Allegheny helper
Aug 24, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Allegheny helper

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-6 No. 1610, one of the road’s 60 giant Allegheny types, works as a pusher on a…

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The first Dreyfuss Hudson
Aug 23, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

The first Dreyfuss Hudson

Among the most recognizable of all steam locomotive designs is the New York Central J-3a Hudson as styled by industrial…

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Hiawatha near journey’s end
Aug 22, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Hiawatha near journey’s end

Milwaukee Road’s Minneapolis–Chicago Morning Hiawatha crosses from track 1 to track 2 as it passes over the Elgin, Joliet &…

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Milwaukee Road suburban train
Aug 19, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Milwaukee Road suburban train

A 4-6-2 Pacific leads a Milwaukee Road suburban train past the road’s Western Avenue coach yards in Chicago on an…

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Dallas Union Terminal from above
Aug 18, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Dallas Union Terminal from above

Dallas’s Union Terminal hosted trains from eight railroads and featured through tracks. The tracks at upper right lead to a…

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CN 4-8-4 at Hamilton Junction
Aug 17, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

CN 4-8-4 at Hamilton Junction

Canadian National 4-8-4 6232 swings through Hamilton Junction, Ont., with a passenger extra for Hamilton in 1958, when steam was…

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Brand-new C&NW class H
Aug 16, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Brand-new C&NW class H

A crewman climbs aboard Chicago & North Western class H No. 3017 on Nov. 17, 1929, six days after the…

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Almost a road-switcher
Aug 15, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Almost a road-switcher

Missouri Pacific 4102 and 4103 were Electro-Motive’s only model NW4 locomotives. Built in 1938 using 900 h.p. Winton 201A engines,…

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Rock Island FA diesel
Aug 11, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Rock Island FA diesel

Rock Island FA diesels 151 and 145 doublehead with 4-8-4 5119 on a westbound freight at Joliet, Ill., in fall…

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