Railfan Road: The Lone Star State
Amarillo to Fort Worth BNSF Railway’s route from Amarillo to Fort Worth has been twice reinvented — a secondary route…
Read moreAmarillo to Fort Worth BNSF Railway’s route from Amarillo to Fort Worth has been twice reinvented — a secondary route…
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Mention the name, “horseshoe curve,” and your mind will immediately think of the World Famous Horseshoe Curve nestled deep…
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Denver Union Station’s predecessor established the city as the transportation hub of the West and the primary gateway to the…
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Atlanta & West Point locomotives were carefully curated alongside those of its sister roads. Although much of the…
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West Point Route passenger trains: All through October 2024, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the…
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In addition to Amtrak’s long-distance, regional, and high-speed Acela trains, the Northeast Corridor (NEC) hosts multiple commuter entities across different…
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A locomotive has two pilots, one on each end where it interfaces with other units and/or the cars its hauling.…
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Next-generation rail photographers Thirteen-year-old me got a stern bit of unsolicted trackside advice one day. “Railroading isn’t what it used…
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Hot stove On the day after Thanksgiving of 1981, the crew desk called me as the conductor to dog catch…
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Amtrak RS3 diesel locomotives supported operations on the Amtrak-owned Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. The RS3 was…
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The steam community is in a happy state of shock this week with the news that New York Central 3001,…
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Vermont railfan event About 80 “train catchers” boarded coaches behind Rutland No. 405 that Saturday. Some carried cameras, some notebooks,…
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