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Snow Train Parade
Dec 19, 2011·History·Trains Magazine

Snow Train Parade

FULL SCREEN Trains Magazine Collection Skiers disembark Boston & Maine’s Snow Train at North Conway, N.H. FULL SCREEN Trains Magazine…

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To Chicago with Dad
Dec 6, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

To Chicago with Dad

Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 No. 6040 on the Maple Leaf stands beside Santa Fe E1 diesel No. 2 on the…

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New twist on intermodal
Nov 29, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

New twist on intermodal

Motorists on I-94 must have done a double-take when this flatbed truck carrying Flagg Coal Co. No. 75 came rolling…

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From Sweden to Rhode Island
Nov 20, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

From Sweden to Rhode Island

As a prelude to today’s high speed Acela Express service, Amtrak tested two types of European high speed trains, a…

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Big Saturday night
Nov 16, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Big Saturday night

Frisco 4501, one of the road’s three 4500-series 4-8-4s assigned to passenger service, rolls the Meteor into St. Louis. Ben…

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Switch key
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Switch key

Q I bought this key almost 20 years ago. I know it’s from the “Frisco,” but can anyone date it…

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Glossary of steam locomotive terms
Nov 14, 2011·Locomotives·Classic Trains

Glossary of steam locomotive terms

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 4-8-4 No. 602, named Governor Thomas Jefferson, rushes an 18-car passenger train toward Washington, D.C., near…

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Calculating track grade
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Calculating track grade

Three Deseret Power Railway E60Cs begin the short but steep 2-percent descent into Coyote Basin near Bonanza, Utah, on July…

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Pandrol rail fasteners
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Pandrol rail fasteners

A Pandrol e-clip elastic rail fastener secures the rail to the tie, along with a type of hairpin spike. TRAINS:…

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A train in TRAINS’ driveway
Nov 11, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

A train in TRAINS’ driveway

Flagg Coal Co. No. 75 pays a visit to the offices of Kalmbach Publishing on August 16, 2011. The 0-4-0…

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