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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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Four-builder lineup
Dec 9, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Four-builder lineup

A General Electric U25B leads EMD, Alco, and Fairbanks-Morse units on Norfolk & Western train KB6 near Hull, Ill., in…

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Enola bound
Dec 6, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Enola bound

Pennsylvania Railroad M1 class 4-8-2 No. 6987 heads a freight toward Enola Yard near Harrisburg, Pa., in July 1955. The…

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Dual service
Dec 5, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Dual service

St. Louis-San Francisco 4-8-2 No. 1503 works train No. 3 at Southeastern Junction just west of Lindenwood Yard southwest of…

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Deshler doings
Dec 4, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Deshler doings

Baltimore & Ohio train No. 355, the Toledo–Cincinnati day local, passes under the home signals protecting the road’s Chicago Division…

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Beloit built
Dec 3, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Beloit built

Fairbanks-Morse introduced its “Consolidation Line” of freight and passenger diesels in 1950. Available in cab and booster versions rated at…

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A run at the hill
Dec 2, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

A run at the hill

At Bayview Junction, Ontario, trackmen watch Canadian National 4-8-4 No. 6234 pass with Toronto–Windsor train No. 83 on August 29,…

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Western Maryland in Black Fork Gorge
Nov 27, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Western Maryland in Black Fork Gorge

Pacific 208 leads Western Maryland’s daily passenger train between Elkins, W.Va., and Cumberland, Md., around one of the many sharp…

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Inside Trainfest 2024
Nov 25, 2024·Photos·Model Railroader

Inside Trainfest 2024

America’s largest operating model railroad show returned to Milwaukee over the weekend. After a 2023 hiatus, Trainfest 2024 was held…

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