Baldwin DT-6-6-2000: Remembering a dinosaur
A friend asked me recently what was the first locomotive I clearly remember. The answer might be surprising: it was…
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Pullman railcar Kitchi Gammi Club, built in 1923, assigned to Nickel Plate Road passenger service after…
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BOONTON, N.J. — The United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey has expanded the car fleet for its popular Hudson…
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Stand by, helpers While my life is beyond the daily grind of being a working railroader, there are three things…
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Little known outside the region, two Cleveland commuter trains closed out passenger rail service to the giant Cleveland Union Terminal.…
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ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – Pressing its drive to restore a narrow gauge main line that has lain dormant for 68…
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Over the course of the previous eight issues, the Model Railroader staff has advanced the names of 24 candidates whose…
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MOUNT UNION, Pa. — East Broad Top Railroad’s last remaining standard-gauge 0-6-0 switcher, a 1923 Baldwin Locomotive Works engine, on…
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Mention the word velocipede to a few folks. I bet the reaction is: “A veloci–what?” Talk to a few of…
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The current era of transition for Amtrak’s roster harkens back to motive power that shaped the passenger rail carrier —…
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Allentown kaleidoscope When I was a young boy in the 1960s, my family lived within earshot of the Lehigh Valley’s…
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Classic Trains Film Archive | Tehachapi Loop, California, J. David Ingles Reel 4005 – From the vintage film collection of…
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