From the Cab: Amtrak calendar paintings
Gil Reid’s prized Auto Train watercolor Wall calendars have always been an effective business advertising tool, and some of the…
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MADISON, Wis. — The owner of the Wisconsin Great Northern, the heritage rail operation in Spooner, Wis., which gained significant…
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Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, the railroad’s heritage fleet, and steam program boss Ed Dickens are featured in…
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Canadian National cowls Six-axle freight locomotives built with a cowl carbody are a rare design when looking at the overall…
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Combine culinary style of the late 1800s, the taste of one railroad magnate and the inspiration of another plus throw…
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Exploring the Canadian prairie railroads by Provincial highway 14 between Edmonton, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, one parallels the densest part…
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ABILENE, Kan. — Nearly five years after the last run out of Baldwin City, six passenger cars of Bruce Eveland’s…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 19th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is No. 1851, a tribute to predecessor railroad Nashville,…
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Amtrak has honored past passenger trains over the years by inheriting their names. How many are in service today and…
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Photographer Ian Hapsias Pennsylvania photographer Ian Hapsias took an interest in United States Gypsum Corporation’s narrow-gauge railroad years before he…
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Four decades later, I still chuckle when I think about the grouchy old farmer who jumped on my locomotive at…
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Living the expat life You may not be aware, but your favorite diesel model from long ago may be living…
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