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Texas Tunnel
Dec 19, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Texas Tunnel

The eastbound Southern Pacific Sunset Limited approaches the Memorial Tunnel at El Paso, Texas, on March 15, 1952. Born in 1894, the Sunset had…

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Rapido HO GE 44-ton diesel locomotive
Dec 18, 2024·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

Rapido HO GE 44-ton diesel locomotive

The much-anticipated Rapido HO GE 44-ton diesel locomotive recently arrived at our headquarters. Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno provides…

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Tanks a lot
Dec 18, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Tanks a lot

A tank car begins its descent from the crest of the hump at Union Pacific’s North Plate, Neb., hump yard.…

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SPUD power
Dec 17, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

SPUD power

St. Paul (Minn.) Union Depot Co. 0-6-0 No. 6 passes track workers in October 1954. The locomotive was relegated to…

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Eye for detail
Dec 16, 2024·Photo Galleries·Trains Magazine

Eye for detail

Sometimes successful photography depends on cultivating an eye for detail. There are train chasing days where the action seems almost…

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Rolling freight
Dec 16, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Rolling freight

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis class L-1 2-8-2 No. 619 rolls into Dickson, Tenn., before World War II. After nearly…

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Richmond Beach
Dec 13, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Richmond Beach

Two Great Northern E7s skirt Puget Sound at Richmond Beach, Wash., with the eastbound Empire Builder in April 1953, two years after…

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Inside scoop
Dec 12, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Inside scoop

The truss bracing in the sides of cab units helped support the locomotive’s weight, so cab units required a thinner…

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Hummingbird
Dec 11, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Hummingbird

Louisville & Nashville’s Hummingbird passes between the engine terminal and coach yard as it backs towards New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in…

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Helping the Chief
Dec 10, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Helping the Chief

Santa Fe 2-10-2 No. 1680 assists the 15 passenger cars and three diesels on train No. 19, the Chief, at Wootton,…

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