Post-World War II East Broad Top timeline
East Broad Top 2-8-2 No. 12 pulls into Orbisonia station for another load of riders on Oct. 14, 1960, during…
Read moreEast Broad Top 2-8-2 No. 12 pulls into Orbisonia station for another load of riders on Oct. 14, 1960, during…
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It was on March 5, 1850, that the Kentucky legislature approved a charter for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company.…
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In 1920, when American railroads emerged from 26 months of government control, the prevailing philosophy of freight-train operation was to…
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Pennsylvania Railroad’s coast-to-coast air-rail service, run jointly with the Santa Fe and Trancontinental Air Transport, was championed by PRR president…
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The Wabash Railway of 1900 was part of the empire that George Gould inherited from his father Jay. Its lines…
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Align every rail joint Every rail joint must be carefully aligned, properly fitted, and level. Sight along the rail to…
Read moreIn 1879 and 1880, a syndicate headed by George I. Seney, a New York banker, assembled the Lake Erie &…
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Baltimore & Ohio timeline: 1827 Charter approved 1828 Official start of construction on July 4 1830 Scheduled service begins, Baltimore-Ellicotts…
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By 1919, a three-orange logo had replaced the single piece of fruit that adorned the covers of Golden State travel…
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Building reliable model railroad track doesn’t take a lot of expertise or fancy tools, but it does require care and…
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Seaboard’s coach-only mail train, No. 5, at Hamlet, N.C., behind E7 3041 and SDP35 1113. J. David Ingles It’s 300…
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A helicopter view of the westbound City of San Francisco buried in snow on Donner Pass. Doug Wornom collection Sixty…
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