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Boston PCC train
May 6, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Boston PCC train

In Boston, a two-car train of Metropolitan Transportation Authority PCC cars rounds the loop at Riverside in 1963. G. Mac…

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Berkshire blast-off
May 2, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Berkshire blast-off

Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 750 gets under way at Bellevue, Ohio, with a westbound freight in September 1955. Philip…

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B&O troop train confab
May 1, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

B&O troop train confab

The commander of a May 1953 U.S. Army troop train out of Fort Meade, Md., confers with a Baltimore &…

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WalthersMainline HO EMD NW2
Apr 30, 2025·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

WalthersMainline HO EMD NW2

The WalthersMainline HO EMD NW2, an end-cab diesel locomotive based on a Phase V prototype, switches cars on our Winston-Salem…

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Universal leader
Apr 30, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Universal leader

The U30C was the most popular of General Electric’s “Universal” locomotive series, selling 592 units built beginning in 1967. Buyers…

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Treacherous tracks
Apr 29, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Treacherous tracks

A Denver & Salt Lake passenger train pauses at Arrow, Colo., on the original Rollins Pass line in 1905. At…

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Timeless Tennessee Pass
Apr 28, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Timeless Tennessee Pass

Running behind three Rio Grande GP40s and a GP30, this eastbound was working up the west side of Tennessee Pass…

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Take a ride on the Reading
Apr 24, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Take a ride on the Reading

A Reading Company train works at Allentown, Pa., on Jan. 24, 1972, with power from three builders: GE U30C, Alco…

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South Wind
Apr 23, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

South Wind

The Chicago–Miami South Wind arrives at Montgomery, Ala., on June 6, 1948. Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 No. 1533 does the honors on…

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