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Pennsy P5a in the snow
Dec 10, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Pennsy P5a in the snow

Pennsylvania Railroad P5a electric 4737 brings a freight into Philadelphia from the west after a heavy snowfall in early 1958.…

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Atlas Classic HO EMD GP7
Dec 10, 2025·Staff Reviews·Model Railroader

Atlas Classic HO EMD GP7

Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews the Atlas Classic HO scale Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP7 diesel locomotive. You’ll first learn about the prototype…

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IC’s original Green Diamond
Dec 8, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

IC’s original Green Diamond

Illinois Central’s first streamliner, delivered in 1936, was the Green Diamond, a fully articulated aluminum train built by Pullman-Standard and…

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Frisco heavy 2-8-2
Dec 3, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Frisco heavy 2-8-2

The Frisco’s 4200-series Mikados of 1930 were among the most powerful 2-8-2s on any railroad. They were rated at 68,500…

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SP piggyback train
Dec 2, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

SP piggyback train

For a time in the 1950s, Southern Pacific had the most extensive piggyback operations in the land. Here a train…

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GM&O RS1 at Joliet
Nov 28, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

GM&O RS1 at Joliet

The engineer of a Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RS1 eyes the photographer as his locomotive clatters across the Rock Island…

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Inside GN’s 1951 Empire Builder
Nov 27, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Inside GN’s 1951 Empire Builder

The 1951 edition of Great Northern’s flagship train, which the road called the Mid-Century Empire Builder at the time, included…

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Last duty for a PRR Mikado
Nov 26, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Last duty for a PRR Mikado

In September 1955, workers at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Renovo (Pa.) engine terminal prepare L1s 2-8-2 No. 8426 for service as…

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