Blue Train of the Prairies
Still dressed in royal blue, a mail-express car and “comboose” 307 bring up the rear of NAR mixed train 75…
Read moreStill dressed in royal blue, a mail-express car and “comboose” 307 bring up the rear of NAR mixed train 75…
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Union Pacific C44AC-CTE No. 5374 leads a mixed-freight train past Milepost 366.7 past wind turbine generators on its way to…
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Norfolk Southern and some other railroads use cabooses or riding platforms to protect shove moves. NS Q I know Class…
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Q What does the term “manifest” mean in relation to railroading? Where and when did it originate?— Wesley Greer, Castle…
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Talgo’s pendular suspension lowers the carbody’s center of gravity and relocates its center of rotation, all enabling Talgo cars to…
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S12 No. 300 and VO1000 No. 412 congregate at the SMS’s Pureland operation. Scott A. Hartley In the August 2011…
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At Ellerson, Va., Richmond-bound passengers watch Amtrak train 450, the James Whitcomb Riley—a C&O GP7 and a dome coach—depart for…
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Looking east through the side of the 24th Street bridge in downtown Birmingham, Ala., CSX offers up a variety of…
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Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 pulls a National Railway Historical Society convention train on Sept. 5, 1966 from Keysville, Va.,…
Read moreQ I saw an ad for Chinese steam locomotives by Multipower International Inc., in Towaco, N.J. The company offers used…
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The hood on this Norfolk Southern signal better directs the light’s beam. Doug Koontz Q CSX lineside signals all have…
Read moreQ Does anyone know the origin of the term “shoo-fly track?”— Gordon Osmundson, Oakland, Calif. A According to the Historical…
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