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Mountain meet
Jul 1, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Mountain meet

Westbound and eastbound Western Star streamliners meet along Whitefish Lake near Whitefish, Mont., in the 1950s. Great Northern photo [...]Read More...

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MoPac Northerns
Jun 30, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

MoPac Northerns

Two 4-8-4s, Baldwin products of 1943, lead a westbound freight with a long string of open hoppers through Sandy Hook,…

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McCloud might
Jun 27, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

McCloud might

A McCloud River Railroad freight rolls thought Bartle, Calif., in July 1983. Lead unit No. 39 is the road’s sole…

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Labor intensive
Jun 26, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Labor intensive

Labor intensive Hundred-pound sacks of flour are stacked in a single-sheathed Rock Island boxcar at Minneapolis in 1939. The paper…

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Atlas Classic HO Alco RS11
Jun 25, 2025·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

Atlas Classic HO Alco RS11

The Atlas Classic HO Alco RS11 is back in new paint schemes and road numbers. We recently received a sample…

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Innovation ended
Jun 25, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Innovation ended

Hundreds of small towns had piggyback ramps through the 1960s, as seen here on the Minneapolis & St. Louis in…

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