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Rock Island resourcefulness
Jun 3, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Rock Island resourcefulness

Rock Island resourcefulness The Rock Island converted an old flatcar to a ramp in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1961. One…

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Before the whiteout
Jun 2, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Before the whiteout

Before the whiteout Wearing the handsome yellow, black, and red Kansas City Southern passenger-diesel livery, E8 No. 28 is at…

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Baldwin’s best?
Jun 1, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Baldwin’s best?

Baldwin’s best? Baldwin’s best-known diesels are its sharknose cab units, in particular the DR-4-4-15 and RF-16 freight units that became…

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Seatrain at anchor
May 28, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Seatrain at anchor

Seatrain at anchor Wearing the shipping line’s distinctive stylized railroad track funnel markings, Seatrain Georgia and a sister are moored…

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Canadian contrasts
May 27, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Canadian contrasts

Canadian contrasts Canadian National U-4-a 6404’s rounded contours contrast with the angular lines of a nearby SW1200RS diesel switcher, although…

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Freight car evolution
May 26, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Freight car evolution

Freight car evolution Auto parts trains were a mixed bag in the mid-1960s. This Wabash train in May 1964 shows…

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Distinctive duo
May 25, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Distinctive duo

Distinctive duo Electro-Motive’s first two diesel switchers, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Nos. 425 and 426, were built at General Electric’s…

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Iron mule
May 24, 2021·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Iron mule

Iron mule An unseen “iron mule” between the rails propels a coal car, with a brakeman aboard, toward a dumper…

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