From the Cab: Careful, I might break your camera
Photography has been my hobby since I retired as Amtrak’s company photographer in December 2012. In addition to trains, I…
Read morePhotography has been my hobby since I retired as Amtrak’s company photographer in December 2012. In addition to trains, I…
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Although some units proved long-lived, the EMD NW5 sold just 13 copies. Although the pre-World War II EMD…
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Q: What causes a steam locomotive chuff sound? — Tom Huckaby A: Whether you call it a chuff (the railroader’s…
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Indiana’s Valpo Dummy commuter train could not garner the public support and funding needed to survive into the modern era.…
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If you’ve seen Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 charge through your town this spring — or if you’ve been lucky…
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Tank car history traces back more than 150 years. Today, tens of thousands of tank cars are in service on…
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Lionel brought out its first No. 6464 near-scale boxcars in 1953. The models it developed were strongly influenced by what…
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UNION, Ill. — Dedication of the Chicago & North Western Historical Society’s Archives Research Center at the Illinois Railway Museum…
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It’s a small world after all… At the end of my Army gate story, I mentioned that the next day’s…
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Rock Island locomotives displayed a remarkable lack of diversity in the steam era. In contrast, during the diesel era, the…
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Train fans In every generation of train fans, there are those among us that feel they should have been born…
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WASHINGTON — National Park Service volunteers from national or historic parks and monuments along Amtrak routes are again be hosting…
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