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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Steam over the Red River valley

Steam over the Red River valley

By Faith Finfrock | August 8, 2025

Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 No. 240 leads a northbound local passenger train across the big bridge over the Red River south of Winchester, Ky., in May 1952.
Photo by Ed Theisinger

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Güntürk Üstün says:

August 19, 2025 at 4:11 pm

Sadly, all of these lovely “Pacific” type steam heroes of L&N were scrapped…

Dr. Güntürk Üstün

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