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…
Read moreAutomobile 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 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 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 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 On June 15, 1938 — the 36th anniversary of its launch — the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited was…
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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 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 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 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 Alton Route was one of several railroads to dabble with experimental aluminum boxcars for express service. Note the…
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Crescent Limited At an unknown station on an unknown date, Crescent Limited passengers enjoy the open rear platform of the…
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