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First run of the Olympian Hiawatha
Mar 26, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

First run of the Olympian Hiawatha

Crowds have gathered at Tacoma, Wash., on June 29, 1947, to witness the departure of the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha…

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E5 diesels on the Texas Zephyr
Mar 25, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

E5 diesels on the Texas Zephyr

Colorado & Southern’s Denver–Dallas Texas Zephyr, led by a pair of rakish E5s from parent Burlington Route, speeds southward through…

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Diesel lineup at New Orleans
Mar 24, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Diesel lineup at New Orleans

Illinois Central, Texas & Pacific, and Kansas City Southern E units plus (barely visible) Louisville & Nashville and Southern Pacific…

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Dewey 1948 campaign train
Mar 21, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Dewey 1948 campaign train

Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 250 moves out of Othello, Wash., with Thomas E. Dewey’s 17-car presidential campaign train on September…

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Burlington “Banana Special”
Mar 20, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Burlington “Banana Special”

Two Burlington Route 2-10-2s power away from Edgemont, S.Dak., with a westbound “Banana Special,” 67 reefers of bananas bound for…

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ScaleTrains HO EMD GP40
Mar 19, 2025·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

ScaleTrains HO EMD GP40

Check out the all-new ScaleTrains HO EMD GP40 diesel locomotive in our latest product review video. Model Railroader Senior Editor…

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B&O 2-10-2 on Sand Patch Grade
Mar 18, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

B&O 2-10-2 on Sand Patch Grade

Baltimore & Ohio S-1 2-10-2 6149 descends the west side of the Allegheny Mountains at Keystone, Pa., after crossing the…

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Action on the Mesabi Range
Mar 17, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Action on the Mesabi Range

A Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-2 has hold of a caboose at Rainy Junction, Minn., on the Mesabi Iron…

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Action on the Front Range
Mar 14, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Action on the Front Range

GP30s stand in the foreground as F9s lead the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr up the Front Range toward the Moffat…

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