Country landmark
Aug 9, 2012

Country landmark

Erie Lackawanna train “DAYTON 97” rolls west through Richwood, Ohio, bound for its namesake city on July 7, 1973. The…

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Me first!
Jul 16, 2012

Me first!

Baldwin AS416 No. 1609 rattles across the diamond at Boylan Tower in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 29, 1969, while Southern…

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Virginian riding high
Jul 14, 2012

Virginian riding high

Two Fairbanks-Morse diesels cross a bridge at Slab Fork, W.Va., in the 1950s in a photo by FM’s company photographer.…

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Virginian in Victoria
Jul 13, 2012

Virginian in Victoria

Virginian Fairbanks-Morse units Nos. 20 and 39 leave Victoria, Va., on a westbound empty hopper train in March 1956. Norfolk…

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Classic Depot
Jul 7, 2012

Classic Depot

Norfolk Southern (Crewe-to-Hopewell turn) freight V-11 passes the Petersburg, Va., Union Station as it heads eastbound toward Broadway Yard on…

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Next Stop: Petersburg
Jul 2, 2012

Next Stop: Petersburg

Norfolk Southern Crewe-to-Hopewell turn V-11 arrives at Petersburg Yard in Virginia before making a set off on May 11, 2012.…

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Running through!
Jun 25, 2012

Running through!

An eastbound run through train between the Southern Pacific and Seaboard Coast Line between Houston, Texas, and Jacksonville, Fla., rumbles…

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The Russian rolls
Jun 22, 2012

The Russian rolls

Gainesville Midland Russian Decapod No. 206 rolls near Candler, Ga., on March 25, 1955, with a freight from the Seaboard…

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Alco time in Florida
Jun 18, 2012

Alco time in Florida

Seaboard Coast Line C420s Nos. 1214 and 1222 work Rochelle, Fla., on April 13, 1974. The rare units later were…

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A rare look Southbound
Jun 12, 2012

A rare look Southbound

Seaboard System Railroad officials inspect the jointly owned Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad (with Norfolk Southern) on Aug. 8, 1985. The train…

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High hopes but no luck
Jun 8, 2012

High hopes but no luck

In high hopes of increased coal traffic, West Virginia’s Middle Fork Railroad in the early 1960s laid heavier rail on…

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