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Maine two-footer special
Feb 26, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Maine two-footer special

Bridgton & Harrison 2-4-4T No. 8 creeps around a rock outcropping at the head of a special train in 1940.…

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Maine Central work extra
Feb 25, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Maine Central work extra

Maine Central 2-8-0 516 is sandwiched between a Jordan spreader and caboose as it approaches the station at St. Johnsbury,…

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Hudson on the Hiawatha
Feb 24, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Hudson on the Hiawatha

Milwaukee Road streamlined 4-6-4 No. 102 leads a Minneapolis-bound Hiawatha out of Chicago at Western Avenue in March 1949. Retirement is just…

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Railroad vehicles you can model
Feb 23, 2025·Prototype Railroads·Model Railroader

Railroad vehicles you can model

A few months ago I wrote about a boxcar storage shed in Crookston, Minn., my hometown. During that same visit…

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F7s in Glenwood Canyon
Feb 20, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

F7s in Glenwood Canyon

Five Denver & Rio Grande Western F7 diesels roll a westbound freight through scenic Glenwood Canyon between Dotsero and Glenwood…

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Classy piggyback power
Feb 19, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Classy piggyback power

Displaced from more glamorous duties by the decline in passenger service, three Erie Lackawanna PAs lead an eastbound piggyback train…

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Mike Eagleson was all about steam
Feb 18, 2025·Mileposts·Classic Trains

Mike Eagleson was all about steam

The trend toward professional archival preservation of the work of major railroad photographers continues, lately with the news that the…

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C&O Allegheny 1624
Feb 18, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

C&O Allegheny 1624

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-6 1624 has cut off from its eastbound coal train to take sand, coal, and water at…

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C&LE “Red Devil” car
Feb 17, 2025·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

C&LE “Red Devil” car

Running as the Red Devil to Columbus, Cincinnati & Lake Erie “Red Devil” car 125 pauses to receive passengers at…

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