S.S. Badger season ended by loading-ramp failure
LUDINGTON, Mich. — Loading-ramp damage has brought an early end to the 2023 season for Lake Michigan car ferry S.S.…
Read moreLUDINGTON, Mich. — Loading-ramp damage has brought an early end to the 2023 season for Lake Michigan car ferry S.S.…
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LOS ANGELES — Santa Fe No. 5704, the SD45-2 locomotive cosmetically restored to its bicentennial paint scheme, will make its…
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Union Pacific’s General Electric U50C locomotives were the last double-diesel model to join the roster, beginning in late 1969. They…
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The Algoma Central Railway was chartered in 1899 to build into the Ontario wilderness north of Sault Ste. Marie. Its…
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Algoma Central locomotives provided a bit of variety in northern Ontario railroading. For a railroad its size, ACR…
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Boston & Albany’s J2 Hudsons provided subtle variety to the greater New York Central System. From the moment…
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Amtrak Floridian service provided direct service between Florida and the Midwest for almost a decade. The train was first known…
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The Milwaukee Road Hiawatha fleet stands out among mid-century passenger operators. Of all the major U.S. railroads that…
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Sandusky coal dock The early days Sandusky, Ohio, is the roller coaster capital of the United States. It is home…
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Even as he handed it to me the other night at a Milwaukee slide show, I couldn’t quite believe what…
Read moreLUDINGTON, Mich. — It will likely take a “few weeks” to return Great Lakes car ferry S.S. Badger to service…
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The Pacific Harbor Line is railroading at its best. In many ways it reflects railroading as it used to be.…
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