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Windy City respite
Oct 31, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Windy City respite

The Baltimore & Ohio dieselized its named passenger trains with six sets of Electro-Motive EA-EB passenger diesels in 1937–38. Here,…

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Wild Mary
Oct 30, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Wild Mary

The first two of seven Western Maryland 2-8-0s lift a 78-car eastbound train up the twisting grade through Black Fork…

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Unmistakable profile
Oct 29, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Unmistakable profile

Norfolk & Western class J 4-8-4 No. 608 rolls through a tunnel at Shawsville, Va., in June 1956. The unmistakable…

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Train Master
Oct 28, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Train Master

Fairbanks-Morse H-24-66, dubbed the Train Master, was known for its substantial carbody. At 2,400 hp, the Train Master was the…

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TOFCEE SERVICE
Oct 25, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

TOFCEE SERVICE

Trailer Train began acquiring 85-foot flatcars in 1958. This class F85A car, built by American Car & Foundry in 1958,…

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Atlas N scale SD60E
Oct 25, 2024·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

Atlas N scale SD60E

The Atlas N scale SD60E diesel locomotive is now available in the company’s Master Line. In this video, Model Railroader…

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Temporary TOFC
Oct 24, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Temporary TOFC

Portable trailer-on-flatcar loading ramps could turn a stub yard track or spur into a loading facility. They were sometimes used…

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Streamliner royalty
Oct 23, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Streamliner royalty

The eastbound California Zephyr passes the monument to the dome car at the spot where the idea for such a passenger car…

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Southwest scenery
Oct 22, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Southwest scenery

A westbound Southern Pacific freight from El Paso, Texas, passes through the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico in 1952.…

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Parting shot
Oct 21, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Parting shot

The crew of Southern Pacific Extra 6311 East ties up at the Sparks, Nev., yard office, 2 miles east of…

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