EMD F7: The most famous face in railroading
“COVERED WAGONS.” “CARBODY UNITS.” “STREAMLINERS.” “F UNITS.” Call ’em what you will, when you’re talking the F-for-freight series from General…
Read more“COVERED WAGONS.” “CARBODY UNITS.” “STREAMLINERS.” “F UNITS.” Call ’em what you will, when you’re talking the F-for-freight series from General…
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Texas & Pacific 600 was from the first group of 2-10-4’s. In 1919 Santa Fe purchased a group of 2-10-2’s.…
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One of Nickel Plate’s handsome Berkshires leads a westward freight across the Grand River bridge in Painesville, Ohio. No. 802…
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The Streamlined Era For the industrial designer, no object was as enticing, dramatic, or attention-getting as the streamlined passenger train.…
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TRAIN-WATCHING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TWIN CITIES HIAWATHA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE Runs from: Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave. in downtown Minneapolis along…
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Scenic highlight of a ride on the Panama Canal Railway is the Montelino Causeway across Gatun Lake. Bob Johnston The…
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The Metroliner leapt out of the starting gate in January 1969, beat the airline competition, and became a way of…
Read moreQ What does the name “Soo Line” mean? Is it an acronym, an abbreviation, or something else? I’ve asked many…
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Interurbans Interurbans were electric railroads running between cities, often of lighter construction than “steam” railroads. They had their own rights…
Read moreOne enduring symbol of railroading’s past is the red-and-white diamond herald of the Railway Express Agency. Today one finds reminders…
Read moreNorfolk & Western’s Jawn Henry (named for the legendary “steel-drivin’ man”) was the last of a handful of U.S. experimental…
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BNSF Railway Company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. created on September 22, 1995, when BN bought AT&SF’s corporate Parent. Atchison,…
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