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Automobile boxcar
Sep 30, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Automobile boxcar

Automobile boxcar Northern Pacific no. 4914 is a 50-foot, single-sheathed, double-door car built in the late 1930s and shown here…

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Passenger pioneer
Sep 29, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Passenger pioneer

Passenger pioneer Amtrak No. 583 is a 3,000-hp, six-axle EMD SDP40F. The model was the first new diesel locomotive purchased…

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America’s breadbasket
Sep 28, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

America’s breadbasket

America’s breadbasket Here’s what it looks like on the lower level of a large concrete terminal grain elevator. Each bin…

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Tickets, please
Sep 27, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Tickets, please

Tickets, please Passengers riding New York Central’s deluxe 20th Century Limited sleeper-observation car required two tickets, one for rail travel…

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‘Broadway’ streamlined
Sep 24, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Broadway’ streamlined

‘Broadway’ streamlined On June 15, 1938 — the 36th anniversary of its launch — the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited was…

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New Haven Railroad locomotives
Sep 23, 2021·Fallen Flags·Classic Trains

New Haven Railroad locomotives

  All through September 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the New York, New Haven…

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Steam in snow
Sep 23, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Steam in snow

Steam in snow Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 No. 327 rolls south on the Indiana Harbor Belt at La Grange, Ill., in…

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10-million bushels
Sep 22, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

10-million bushels

10-million bushels The Santa Fe’s 10-million bushel grain elevator at Argentine (Kansas City), Kan., was among the largest in the…

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‘California Zephyr’ preview
Sep 21, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘California Zephyr’ preview

‘California Zephyr’ preview In the months before the California Zephyr’s March 20, 1949, launch, the new train’s cars began filtering…

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Aluminum Alton
Sep 20, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Aluminum Alton

Aluminum Alton Alton Route was one of several railroads to dabble with experimental aluminum boxcars for express service. Note the…

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‘Crescent Limited’
Sep 17, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

‘Crescent Limited’

Crescent Limited At an unknown station on an unknown date, Crescent Limited passengers enjoy the open rear platform of the…

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