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‘Royal Gorge’
Sep 16, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Royal Gorge’

The Rio Grande passenger train named Royal Gorge paused for 10 minutes of sightseeing at the bottom of the chasm in the…

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‘Rebel’ rails
Sep 15, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Rebel’ rails

Alco’s distinctive pre-war DL passenger locomotives were styled by industrial designer Otto Kuhler. The diesels also featured a distinct sound,…

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Seaboard Coast Line E7
Sep 12, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Seaboard Coast Line E7

Former Atlantic Coast Line E7 537 was relettered for Seaboard Coast Line following ACL’s mid-1967 merger with Seaboard Air Line.…

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Refueling at New Orleans
Sep 11, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Refueling at New Orleans

A hostler tops off the fuel tank of an Illinois Central E unit at the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal…

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Pullman on a turntable
Sep 10, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Pullman on a turntable

Central Vermont 0-8-0 501 stands by as a New Haven sleeping car is turned on the turntable at St. Albans,…

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Pride of the Pennsy
Sep 9, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Pride of the Pennsy

The westbound Broadway Limited is just a few miles from its destination as it pauses at Englewood Union Station on the South…

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Prairie tanks for the Doughboys
Sep 8, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Prairie tanks for the Doughboys

At least eight 60-centimeter-guage 2-6-2Ts of the type used by the U.S. Army on temporary railways in France during World…

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