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,…
Read moreThe three railroads that shared Deramus red locomotives also shared the leadership of William N. Deramus III. He began working…
Read moreFamily road trips usually involve self-inflicted detours to see park steam engines, “stuffed and mounted” for the sake of…
Read moreReal or fake? It’s always exciting to come across stuff you didn’t know existed. So, imagine my surprise when driving…
Read moreGeneral Electric locomotives at Arcade & Attica Tucked away in far western New York State a little southeast of Buffalo…
Read moreThe EMD BL20-2 locomotive had to be an engineer’s brainchild to improve the company’s share of the locomotive market. Just…
Read moreCanada’s GMD1 diesel locomotive was the first to be completely designed by General Motors Diesel Ltd., Electro-Motive’s subsidiary at London,…
Read moreThe best-selling Dash-2 EMD diesel locomotives will come as no surprise to diesel locomotive fans. By the late 1960s,…
Read moreAmtrak E44 electric locomotives are eight roster oddities that likely never turned a wheel in revenue service for the passenger…
Read moreSoo Line diesel locomotives came from four builders and sported two distinctive paint schemes. The Minneapolis, St. Paul…
Read moreSD7 and SD9 locomotives The Electro-Motive Division’s original six-axle diesel-electric road switchers were the SD7 and SD9. Producing 1,500 and…
Read moreRare genset diesel locomotives South of Sacramento and north of Modesto lies Stockton, Calif., home to Central California Traction Company…
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