Hudson scooping water
New York Central J-1 Hudson 5236 takes water from a track pan near Huron, Ohio, in the 1940s. Water columns…
Read moreNew York Central J-1 Hudson 5236 takes water from a track pan near Huron, Ohio, in the 1940s. Water columns…
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How to build a simple track cleaning car – MR contributor Gerry Leone shares instructions for making your own rolling…
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Built during the gold rush years of 1904-05, Nevada’s Tonopah & Goldfield ran 100 miles southeast from an SP connection…
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Southern Railway passenger trains remembered All through June 2022, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the…
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Flexi-Vans on the IC The Illinois Central was one of several roads that used Flexi-Vans for mail. Here, two Flexi-Van…
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A single-axle Pennsylvania Railroad trailer with the “Keystone Merchandise Service” logo on the front is positioned on a flatcar in…
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Pennsylvania class J1 Texas types 6486 and 6488 move Lake Erie-bound coal north out of Columbus, Ohio, in September 1955.…
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Working as a railroad fireman: It was the end of summer. Billy, Wimpy, and I had finished cleaning up…
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Electro-Motive history: Steam was king, its supremacy uncontested, in 1922 when Harold L. Hamilton and associates rented office space…
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Duluth & Northeastern No. 27, a former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-0, emerges from morning fog with empty log…
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Make a lake, part 3 – It’s all water under the bridge for this episode of the Back on Track…
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Railfan and train-watching safety is key to any successful train-watching trip, whether it be a block away from home or…
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