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New signals at Halethorpe
Jun 30, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

New signals at Halethorpe

Baltimore & Ohio P-7 Pacific 5305 passes through the interlocking at Halethorpe, Md., as semaphore signals are being replaced by…

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Servicing the <i>Olympian Hi</i>
Jun 28, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Servicing the <i>Olympian Hi</i>

Engine crewmen confer beside the cab ladder as the two Fairbanks-Morse diesels heading Milwaukee Road’s eastbound Olympian Hiawatha are fueled…

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Southern and L&N diesels
Jun 27, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Southern and L&N diesels

L&N freight No. 66 is just two miles out of its initial terminal at Norton, Va., as the Interstate Railroad’s…

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Digital or film railroad photography?
Jun 26, 2022·Photography Tips·Trains Magazine

Digital or film railroad photography?

Digital or film railroad photography? Before the advent of digital technology, the photographic standard of our hobby was transparency, or…

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Changing a locomotive headlight
Jun 26, 2022·Locomotives·Trains Magazine

Changing a locomotive headlight

Changing a locomotive headlight: Everything we do on the railroad is guided by FRA standards and practices. According to the…

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Silence on railfan photo lines
Jun 24, 2022·Photography Tips·Trains Magazine

Silence on railfan photo lines

Silence on railfan photo lines is growing in importance as technology evolves and we find new, exciting ways to capture…

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So long, Ma & Pa
Jun 24, 2022·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

So long, Ma & Pa

On Aug. 5, 1958, the last Maryland & Pennsylvania train from Baltimore heads north across the trestle at Sharon, Md.,…

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