An engineer’s life: Mad Dog’s dinner train fiasco
The Washington Central Railroad’s Spirit of Washington dinner train started running in 1989. Originally, it operated for a few years…
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The Washington Central Railroad’s Spirit of Washington dinner train started running in 1989. Originally, it operated for a few years…
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ALTOONA, Pa. — Work to construct a new $425,000 firebox for Pennsylvania Railroad Class K4s steam locomotive No. 1361 (PRR…
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Bombardier LRC diesel locomotives were built for the future using beloved Alco components of old. “From the tip…
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Delaware & Hudson passenger trains All through July 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit and grandeur…
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Trains in movies Trains in movies: Looking for a brief retreat that is fun, fairly inexpensive, and easily accessible all…
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Phoebe Snow as a person was an invention by advertising men a half century before the streamliner. A new management…
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Delaware & Hudson history dates from 1823, when the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. was chartered to build a canal…
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The Southern Pacific locomotive roster was expansive. A headlight breaking the horizon in the 1960s meant one thing; you never…
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UNION, Ill. — The Illinois Railway Museum, which is marking its 70th anniversary in 2023, celebrated the milestone on Saturday,…
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Big Boy’s story We all know the old tried and sometimes true saying, “bigger is better.” Yes, a significantly enlarged…
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There were more than 200 red-white-and-blue Bicentennial diesel locomotives. Many “Bicens” were specially renumbered, but some (the 76s, 200s, 1776s,…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Robert Scott: My first byline in Trains was in the May 2005 issue.…
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