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Railroads & Locomotives

A case for the commonplace in railroad photography
Sep 20, 2010

A case for the commonplace in railroad photography

Just another day: the first-trick tender of Norfolk Southern’s ex-Nickel Plate drawbridge over the Cuyahoga Valley in Cleveland heads to…

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Renting cars at train stations: inside tips and information
Aug 25, 2010

Renting cars at train stations: inside tips and information

Enterprise is among the tenants at Amtrak’s Fort Worth, Texas, station, one of just 19 train stations in the U.S.…

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Seattle’s Railroad Scene
Aug 25, 2010

Seattle’s Railroad Scene

A Union Pacific line runs along the east bank of the Duwamish River in Seattle. Benjamin B. Bachman A similar…

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Looking for ghosts in West Virginia
Aug 25, 2010

Looking for ghosts in West Virginia

Click the image to download this interactive PDF. Many who love narrow-gauge railroads consider West Virginia’s Babcock State Park hallowed…

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Setting up locomotives for distributed power operations
Jul 23, 2010

Setting up locomotives for distributed power operations

Powder River coal loads bound for Otter Tail Power’s Big Stone City, S.D., plant pass Bristol, S.D., with a 2-by-1…

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Taking railroad photos before change occurs
Jul 19, 2010

Taking railroad photos before change occurs

GP38-2 No. 3818 leads Central Oregon & Pacific job No. 503 near Riddle, Ore., on Feb. 8, 2010. From the…

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McKinney Avenue Trolley’s fleet
Jun 29, 2010

McKinney Avenue Trolley’s fleet

In Historic Trains Today, we bring you “Unburied Treasure,” the story about the McKinney Avenue Trolley Authority in Dallas. In…

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Web exclusive: St. Kitts Scenic Railway
Jun 28, 2010

Web exclusive: St. Kitts Scenic Railway

Click the image to download a PDF of this article as it would appear in TRAINS magazine. Mouse over photos…

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Empty Amtrak roomettes go begging
May 24, 2010

Empty Amtrak roomettes go begging

An Amtrak conductor in Denver Union Station checks in passengers heading east on the California Zephyr, Sept. 2, 2008. Bob…

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Camera Lenses and Railroad Photos
Apr 19, 2010

Camera Lenses and Railroad Photos

With a normal lens, the photographer takes a photo of the westward California Zephyr running through the Feather River Canyon…

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Amtrak trains on May 1, 1971
Mar 26, 2010

Amtrak trains on May 1, 1971

Trains Magazine looks at passenger trains per day across the United States in its May 2010 issue. Our “Map of…

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California Connections in Railroad Photography
Mar 22, 2010

California Connections in Railroad Photography

Passengers enter Los Angeles Union Station during the 2009 winter holidays. Railroads continue to play an important – and growing…

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