Deciphering the Baldwin Locomotive Works classification system
History of the Baldwin classification system The Baldwin classification system originated in 1842, when Asa Whitney was a partner of…
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General Electric’s last high-horsepower, four-axle locomotive model was the Dash 8-40B or more commonly known as the B40-8. The…
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Introduction to the Durango & Silverton A trip to Colorado to see and ride a narrow gauge railroad is essential…
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’s dock at Ferry Point outside of San Francisco burned May 4, 1984. I was on…
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I decided to make history repeat itself in August 2000, when my son, Liam, was 4. I wanted Liam to…
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Last fall, Editor Jim Wrinn posed a few questions to retired CSX Chairman Hays Watkins. Living in retirement in Virginia,…
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In the 1990s Amtrak managers sought to use mail and express business to bolster revenue. A byproduct of that…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Rail Heritage Center, home of three significant steam locomotives, is seeking funding to complete restoration…
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BALTIMORE, Md. — Baltimore & Ohio Railroad No. 51, the first Electro-Motive Corp. streamlined diesel locomotive, was placed on display…
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Charles L. Amos, who had notable careers as both a railroader and artist, and whose exceptional paintings were featured in…
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Perched high on a hillside on a lonely but breathtakingly beautiful stretch of Interstate 80 just outside of Echo, Utah,…
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