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Alco time in Florida
Jun 18, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Alco time in Florida

Seaboard Coast Line C420s Nos. 1214 and 1222 work Rochelle, Fla., on April 13, 1974. The rare units later were…

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Historic diesel and steam
Jun 18, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Historic diesel and steam

Norfolk & Western Bicentennial SD45 No. 1776 ties onto Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 at Mullens, W.Va., on July 5,…

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A rare look Southbound
Jun 12, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

A rare look Southbound

Seaboard System Railroad officials inspect the jointly owned Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad (with Norfolk Southern) on Aug. 8, 1985. The train…

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High hopes but no luck
Jun 8, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

High hopes but no luck

In high hopes of increased coal traffic, West Virginia’s Middle Fork Railroad in the early 1960s laid heavier rail on…

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Virginian Railway
Jun 5, 2012·Fallen Flags·Classic Trains

Virginian Railway

Read about the Virginian Railway in a PDF of the article: “A Bit of Flair in the Coalfields” published in…

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One man’s favorite locomotive
Jun 5, 2012·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

One man’s favorite locomotive

Engineer Norman Strickland (in front of cylinder) and fireman Russell Phillips stand at Perryville, Md., with G5s 1592, ready to…

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Reading Company
May 24, 2012·Fallen Flags·Classic Trains

Reading Company

Read about the Reading Company’s railroad in a PDF of the Fallen Flags Remembered article: “Take a Ride on the…

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Special handling at Las Vegas
May 1, 2012·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Special handling at Las Vegas

Union Pacific’s Las Vegas depot was the gateway to temptation for some passengers. Fletcher Swan I am a fanatic when…

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