Elevated crossing gate towers
Elevated crossing gate towers were once common sights at busy road intersections. The compact and fascinating structures faded from the…
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ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive, ES44AC No. 8103, will take part in the 75th anniversary…
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I began collecting O and 027 gauge trains in middle school. Like many toy train enthusiasts, the trains were eventually…
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A look at international rail news of note: ‘Locomotion’ set for Greatest Gathering Locomotion No. 1, the first steam locomotive…
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Lucius Beebe was a major figure in railroad literature and photography for nearly three decades, but contemporary readers might be…
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This is what happens when a railroad has more resourcefulness than resources. Perpetually short of funds but needing a station…
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JIM THORPE, Pa. — Memorial Day weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, the excursion operation…
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A particular run of the Kansas City-Florida Special may have changed the course of steam locomotive assignments on the Frisco.…
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Fifty years ago, in the May 1975 Trains Magazine, prolific author William D. Middleton visited New York City’s Grand Central…
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BALTIMORE — The B&O Railroad Museum on Wednesday marked the start of work to prepare its campus for the 200th…
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Editors note: For more on the Rhätishe Bahn and its heritage fleet, including Switzerland’s one-of-a-kind snowplow, see the July 2025…
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By 1840, the nation had 2,800 miles of railroad track. In his book American Notes, novelist Charles Dickens captured the…
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