Railfan Road: Chicago’s Cicero Avenue
Roosevelt Road used to be ‘the’ Chicago railfan road. On less than a mile of viaducts just south of downtown,…
Read moreRoosevelt Road used to be ‘the’ Chicago railfan road. On less than a mile of viaducts just south of downtown,…
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Them’s the breaks Late afternoon on Jan. 30, 2007, my conductor and I were called for the SSEALPC — a…
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LAREDO, Texas — With SD70ACU No. 7013 and two FP9 diesels at the head end, Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816…
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In the Wisconsin Dells, tourism is the region’s life blood. The Riverside & Great Northern Railway, located just one mile…
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DC-to-AC rebuild During the middle of May, Canadian National tested its first modified DC-to-AC rebuild on an ore train in…
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My first regular assignment as a brakeman on the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1977 was one that no one…
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KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Catskill Mountain Railroad has converted its locomotives to run on 100% biodiesel fuel and says it…
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ELBE, Wash. — The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad has received a $50,000 grant from the Port of Tacoma Local Economic…
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Union Pacific steam locomotive Every operating steam locomotive you see: Union Pacific No. 4014, Canadian Pacific No. 2816, NKP No.…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The CSX heritage locomotive fleet has grown to 15 with the addition of a locomotive honoring the…
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Here today, gone tomorrow A lack of diversity in locomotive models — and paint schemes — tends to give many…
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Unstoppable Thursday, June 20, 1968, began simply enough — clear, sunny, and warm. As a newly minted Santa Fe acting…
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