Heaviest 4-6-4 Hudsons: Chesapeake & Ohio’s L2a
Ask someone to associate a railroad with the heaviest 4-6-4 Hudsons and they’ll likely guess “New York Central.” After all,…
Read moreAsk someone to associate a railroad with the heaviest 4-6-4 Hudsons and they’ll likely guess “New York Central.” After all,…
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The three railroads that shared Deramus red locomotives also shared the leadership of William N. Deramus III. He began working…
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Family road trips usually involve self-inflicted detours to see park steam engines, “stuffed and mounted” for the sake of…
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Real or fake? It’s always exciting to come across stuff you didn’t know existed. So, imagine my surprise when driving…
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General Electric locomotives at Arcade & Attica Tucked away in far western New York State a little southeast of Buffalo…
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The EMD BL20-2 locomotive had to be an engineer’s brainchild to improve the company’s share of the locomotive market. Just…
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Canada’s GMD1 diesel locomotive was the first to be completely designed by General Motors Diesel Ltd., Electro-Motive’s subsidiary at London,…
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The best-selling Dash-2 EMD diesel locomotives will come as no surprise to diesel locomotive fans. By the late 1960s,…
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Amtrak E44 electric locomotives are eight roster oddities that likely never turned a wheel in revenue service for the passenger…
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Soo Line diesel locomotives came from four builders and sported two distinctive paint schemes. The Minneapolis, St. Paul…
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SD7 and SD9 locomotives The Electro-Motive Division’s original six-axle diesel-electric road switchers were the SD7 and SD9. Producing 1,500 and…
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Rare genset diesel locomotives South of Sacramento and north of Modesto lies Stockton, Calif., home to Central California Traction Company…
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