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Steam down south
Apr 16, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Steam down south

Steam down south Gainesville Midland 2-8-0 No. 301 switches at its namesake Georgia town. The two-story building in the distance…

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Super failure?
Apr 15, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Super failure?

Super failure? Santa Fe’s famed Super C freight commanded high rates — charged to placate other Santa Fe customers. This…

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TrucTrain terminal
Apr 14, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

TrucTrain terminal

TrucTrain terminal The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Chicago TrucTrain terminal had a concrete ramp with six tracks and access platforms between pairs…

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Forgotten ‘Four Aces’
Apr 13, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Forgotten ‘Four Aces’

Forgotten ‘Four Aces’ Northern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 2626, originally the Timken “Four Aces” roller-bearing demonstrator, leads a Seattle-Cle Elum, Wash.,…

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Chicago in the snow
Apr 12, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Chicago in the snow

Chicago in the snow Chicago & Eastern Illinois E7 1102 and two Alcos, Monon C420 502 and RS1 263 of…

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Dubuque depot
Apr 9, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Dubuque depot

Dubuque depot In 1916, the Illinois Central’s Dubuque, Iowa, freight house had three tracks, including one that passed through the…

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The Hole Yard
Apr 8, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

The Hole Yard

The Hole Yard Here’s how the Missouri Pacific’s Hole Yard lead at North Little Rock, Ark., looked in March 1921.…

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Produce to the people
Apr 7, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Produce to the people

Produce to the people Chicago and other large cities had produce yards and team tracks where dozens or hundreds of…

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Interurban legacy
Apr 6, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Interurban legacy

Interurban legacy Seaboard Coast Line GP30s hustle 16 cars through Greer, S.C., on July 10, 1974, on former Piedmont &…

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