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TOFCEE SERVICE
Oct 25, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

TOFCEE SERVICE

Trailer Train began acquiring 85-foot flatcars in 1958. This class F85A car, built by American Car & Foundry in 1958,…

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Temporary TOFC
Oct 24, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Temporary TOFC

Portable trailer-on-flatcar loading ramps could turn a stub yard track or spur into a loading facility. They were sometimes used…

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Streamliner royalty
Oct 23, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Streamliner royalty

The eastbound California Zephyr passes the monument to the dome car at the spot where the idea for such a passenger car…

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Southwest scenery
Oct 22, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Southwest scenery

A westbound Southern Pacific freight from El Paso, Texas, passes through the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico in 1952.…

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Parting shot
Oct 21, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Parting shot

The crew of Southern Pacific Extra 6311 East ties up at the Sparks, Nev., yard office, 2 miles east of…

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Paper power
Oct 18, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Paper power

Lettered East Branch & Lincoln, but belonging to Franconia Paper Co., 2-4-2T No. 5 works at Lincoln, N.H., with sister…

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Narrow gauge twilight
Oct 17, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Narrow gauge twilight

Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 No. 73 follows 3-foot-gauge tracks toward the summit of Kenosha Pass, high above the canyon near…

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Michigan Northern
Oct 16, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Michigan Northern

Michigan Northern RS2 No. 1501 works in the rain on Oct. 7, 1978. Its main line consisted of the former…

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Merchandise Service
Oct 15, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Merchandise Service

The Pennsylvania Railroad had 100 such 60-foot class X40B boxcars with 7-foot doors for merchandise service, a role made clear…

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Lehigh legacy
Oct 14, 2024·Photo of the Day·Classic Trains

Lehigh legacy

Three Lehigh Valley Alco C420s fly the company flag at Treichler, Pa., in May 1974. The units were delivered in…

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