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A GP9 and RS11 work in Crookston, Minn., on Aug. 15, 1969. Northern Pacific went from hauling 35 percent of…
Read moreA GP9 and RS11 work in Crookston, Minn., on Aug. 15, 1969. Northern Pacific went from hauling 35 percent of…
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All through January 2025, the Grand Trunk Western is Classic Trains‘ Railroad of the Month! In this photo gallery, please…
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By 1935, it would have been sensible to consider the 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotive all but obsolete, at least…
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UNION, Ill. — The Illinois Railway Museum is currently auctioning off surplus items ranging from a former Chicago & North…
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BIG STONE GAP, Va. – A three-week exhibition of railroad watercolors and photographs by author and Trains contributor Ron Flanary…
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SOUDERTON, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Railroad & Industrial Preservation Society Inc. for its…
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Office cars Prior to Amtrak, railroads had coupled company owned business and office cars to the rear of passenger trains…
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Metal railroad heralds in cereal boxes offered boys and girls during the 1950s one more way to show their fascination…
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The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make…
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Strictly speaking, Grand Trunk Western is not a “fallen flag.” GTW still reports to regulators as a separate Class…
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Rotary snowplow I missed my fair share of calls in my railroad career, but I only remember one with a…
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Q: Many of Model Railroader’s articles, reviews, and advertisements focus on products representing the “modern” era, say the 1940s to…
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