Locomotives Number One
We’re No. 1! Locomotives Number One: We long ago gave up on how railroads number their locomotives. Just as we…
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Texas & Pacific was the first road to adopt the 2-10-4 type, hence the name “Texas” for the wheel arrangement.…
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Trains.com Director David Popp shares 11 easy urban lighting tips to help model railroaders learn to light their layouts for…
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Seen from the cab of an Alco PA on the eastbound California Zephyr, four F units head up the westbound…
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A Chicago-bound local of interurban Chicago Aurora & Elgin prepares to leave the Wheaton station. The first car is one…
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If you’re driving on Main Street through Hardeeville, S.C., it’s easy to miss the little steam locomotive tucked away in…
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Name: Soo Line locomotive 1003 Builder: American Locomotive Company (Alco) Wheel arrangement: 2-8-2 Mikado Build date: March 1913 Why it’s important:…
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Missouri Pacific pumpkin pie is a delicious variation of a holiday favorite. It includes molasses, which makes the pie a…
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Seen from a troop train out of Fort Meade, Md., Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-2 5316, formerly named President Grant, hurries…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Steve Glischinski: My first byline was an article on the Escanaba & Lake Superior…
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Louisville & Nashville M-1 2-8-4 1954 (a “Big Emma”) pushes behind the caboose of a northbound coal train on the…
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Lehigh Valley locomotives were known by the road’s early Cornell red and black paint scheme. Later, units carried gray-and-yellow and…
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