Steam locomotive smokeboxes
Hammond Lumber Co. 2-8-2T No. 16 displays an extended smokebox in this undated photo. The seam is just ahead of…
Read moreHammond Lumber Co. 2-8-2T No. 16 displays an extended smokebox in this undated photo. The seam is just ahead of…
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This bright red caboose and its sister, No. 101, escort special rail loads and are owned by PHN LLC. Timothy…
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A former London & North Eastern Class D49 4-4-0 displays the British-style method of securing the smokebox door and using…
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Amtrak P40s that didn’t make the first cut for rebuilding wait their turn in Bear, Del., on June 7, 2010.…
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This odd-looking signal serves to warn motorists. Sherman Cahal Q What can you tell me about this signal? – Carl…
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An eastbound express Metra train, operating in push mode, pauses at Western Springs, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2009. You can…
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Duluth & Northeastern No. 14 fills up at Cloquet, Minn., in 1958. William D. Middleton Q How did railroads in…
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CN SD60Fs meet train 393 as they move eastward at Aldershot West, Burlington, Ont., on May 5, 2006. Greg McDonnell…
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Southern Pacific cab-forward 4-8-8-2 No. 4219 leads an extra train at Dunsmuir, Calif., in August 1948. Guy L. Dunscomb, Martin…
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Q I heard the term “nitrogen blanket” in reference to a tank car. Could you explain what this is and…
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A sleeping berth shown set for feet first in the direction of travel on an Amtrak long-distance train. Bob Johnston…
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Dots painted on trilevel auto racks indicate clearance heights. Rob Burnet Q I have seen colored painted dots on freight…
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