Milwaukee Road’s A-class: ultimate 4-4-2 Atlantic-type
By 1935, it would have been sensible to consider the 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotive all but obsolete, at least…
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Planning a visit to a heritage rail operation? You can avoid disappointment by researching your journey using readily available tools.…
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Office cars Prior to Amtrak, railroads had coupled company owned business and office cars to the rear of passenger trains…
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The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make…
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Strictly speaking, Grand Trunk Western is not a “fallen flag.” GTW still reports to regulators as a separate Class…
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Rotary snowplow I missed my fair share of calls in my railroad career, but I only remember one with a…
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Q: Many of Model Railroader’s articles, reviews, and advertisements focus on products representing the “modern” era, say the 1940s to…
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California’s high-speed rail Rod Diridon Sr., 85, a crusader for high speed rail, grew up in the small Northern…
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Consolidation 3127 rambles along Baltimore & Ohio’s former Buffalo & Susquehanna near West Bingham, Pa., in September 1955. Philip R.…
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Let’s travel abroad During a Trains Magazine photo charter at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in fall 2024,…
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Enjoy an exclusive, guided tour of the Entertrainment Junction large scale (1:24) layout, touted as the world’s largest indoor train display.…
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Pennsylvania Railroad T1 technology The Pennsylvania Railroad had a reputation for blazing its own path, setting a standard different from…
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