High-horsepower, standard-cab road locomotives become rare
High-horsepower, six-axle road locomotives are generally regarded to be units making between 3,800 to 4,400 hp. Over the last four…
Read moreHigh-horsepower, six-axle road locomotives are generally regarded to be units making between 3,800 to 4,400 hp. Over the last four…
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CHICAGO — The Pullman National Historical Park and State Historic Site has secured its first Pullman railcar for display at…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has led his team to a run at a playoff berth…
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Saluda Grade There is a right way to build a railway up a mountain. The Swiss, for example, have covered…
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Christmas dinner in the dining car Fun travel and good food, along with presents and tasty egg nog, are essential…
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Just shy of two years after the CPKC merger, the Class I railroad has purchased its first “new” locomotives. The…
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It’s not uncommon for a trainee to become a trainer in the world of rail preservation. Tyler Chipman has taken…
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Illinois Central and the Bear In my years hanging around the North Cairo, Ill., depot — first Illinois Central, then…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, caretakers for Portland-owned steam locomotives Southern Pacific No. 4449 and Spokane, Portland…
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A new preservation group, Northeast Rail Heritage, Inc., announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) that it has purchased former Amtrak AEM7 electric…
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ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled its Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway heritage locomotive. The glossy blue unit, AC44C6M…
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I used to get a bit of grief when I was a new hire from co-workers for being a railfan.…
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