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Tennessee Ten-Wheeler
Feb 23, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Tennessee Ten-Wheeler

Chicago, Memphis & Gulf 4-6-0 No. 2, built by Rogers in 1884, was first owned by Chesapeake & Ohio, then…

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Ship-to-train transfer
Feb 22, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Ship-to-train transfer

In a 1953 view from Canadian Pacific’s S.S. Princess Helene docked at Digby, Nova Scotia, after a trip over the…

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Saluda in the rain
Feb 21, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Saluda in the rain

Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4505 — sister to excursion star 4501 — tramps up Saluda Grade in the pouring rain…

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Nickel Plate Berkshires meet
Feb 18, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Nickel Plate Berkshires meet

In a 1954 view from the running board of NKP Berkshire 703, standing in the siding at New Douglas, Ill.,…

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Nashville’s REA terminal
Feb 16, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Nashville’s REA terminal

Baggage-express cars are spotted at Railway Express Agency’s Nashville terminal in 1962. Several of REA’s distinctive delivery trucks can be…

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Narrow gauge electric line
Feb 15, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Narrow gauge electric line

The 3-foot-gauge Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn was built in 1875 and in 1928 electrified its double-track line along the…

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