Nickel Plate yard at Frankfort, Ind.
Looking west at Frankfort, Ind., in 1944, we see the westbound yard with its east-end ladder angling off to the…
Read moreLooking west at Frankfort, Ind., in 1944, we see the westbound yard with its east-end ladder angling off to the…
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In the Nickel Plate Road’s roundhouse at Conneaut, Ohio — one of the last citadels of high-speed steam freight locomotives…
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Being a safety supervisor at a small regional railroad entailed more than being a statistician. When promoted to the position…
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In a stunt meant to demonstrate the free-rolling characteristics of freight cars equipped with Timken roller bearings, three women —…
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With Mt. Shasta rising in the background, a Baldwin road-switcher works the Southern Pacific yard at Dunsmuir, Calif., in the…
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Amtrak GG1 No. 912 dashes through the snow at Bowie, Md., with a four-car Metroliner train in February 1978. The…
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Baltimore & Ohio class Q-4 2-8-2 No. 4479 steps along a manicured right of way with a westbound freight near…
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Union Pacific NW2 No. 1091, with extra ballast and low-speed gearing, shoves the last cars of a freight train up…
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Like its Midwest rivals, the Chicago & North Western Railway jumped on the idea of brand-named passenger trains. However, it…
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A July 1947 aerial view shows the Pennsylvania Railroad’s big roundhouse at Crestline, Ohio. The long engine at middle left…
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An operator pulls the armstrong levers to align a route at busy State Line Tower, near Hammond, Ind., on the…
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A Southern Pacific 2-8-0 pulls a log train on the Cloudcroft branch near Alamogordo, N.Mex. This view is from 1946,…
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