News photos: A PA arrives in Pa. (updated)
SCRANTON, Pa. — Alco PA Nickel Plate 190 has arrived at its new home. Completing its cross-country journey from Portland,…
Read moreSCRANTON, Pa. — Alco PA Nickel Plate 190 has arrived at its new home. Completing its cross-country journey from Portland,…
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CHICAGO —The Historic Pullman Foundation’s annual “Railroad Days” open house at Pullman National Historical Park on Saturday and Sunday will…
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Genesee Valley Transportation and the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad plan to provide a public viewing area for the arrival…
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Grade crossing installations take many forms but nearly always include the railroad symbol most familiar to the public — the…
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Long Island Rail Road train 233, behind a gray Fairbanks-Morse CPA20-5, pauses at Mineola station on its westbound run from…
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Genesee Valley Transportation’s historic American Locomotive Co. PA-model “Nickel Plate Road 190” locomotive will be temporarily displayed…
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Basic railroad signal terminology Here is a glossary of railroad signal terminology. Signals are used for protection and control of…
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Any time the UPS truck drops a new railroad book on my porch, it’s a good day. But “good”…
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Unlike modern machines, the steam locomotive — which underwent few fundamental changes in 125 years of development — openly displays…
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SD7 and SD9 locomotives The Electro-Motive Division’s original six-axle diesel-electric road switchers were the SD7 and SD9. Producing 1,500 and…
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad has introduced the first of what it says will be…
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Critters in the enginehouse: There’s a pecking order that governs North American diesel locomotives. At the top of the order…
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