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Nashville & Eastern westbound freight at Brush Creek, Tenn., in October 2016. Steve Glischinski NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Co. announced the finalization of an agreement to acquire the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp.; Nashville & Western Railroad Corp.; Transit Solutions Group, a commuter rail operation; and three related operating entities. The closing […]
“Glory!” Doubleheaded Southern Railway Ps-4’s depart Charlottesville, Va., with an Atlanta-bound train in 1951. I. W. King My father, I. W. King, grew up in Greenville, S.C., where his father, I. E. King, was a telegraph operator for the Southern Railway. Like most railroad families, they often used the employee pass to visit relatives. Many […]
ATLANTA — The agency overseeing Atlanta-area transit is preparing to approve the region’s first commuter rail line, a 22-mile route into the city’s south suburbs, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority could approve the line, which would connect an existing MARTA rail line to communities in Clayton County, next month. The […]
Mikado 131 of the Mississippi Central, a 150-mile line linking Natchez and Hattiesburg, Miss., heads a work train assisting in the cleanup of a mishap west of Brookhaven. The 2-8-2 carries two bells, a characteristic of MSC steam power. C. W. Witbeck photo […]
Mrs. L. H. McBratney, operator at Atlantic Coast Line’s WG Tower in Florence, S.C., sends a telegraph message during her third-trick shift in August 1957. William D. Middleton photo […]
Pennsylvania Railroad E6s 4-4-2 759 stands on the upper level tracks at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, waiting to depart with a Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines train from Broad Street Station to Atlantic City in May 1937. E. Stanley Hart Jr. photo […]
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
An old GE doodlebug provided passenger services on the Apalachicola Northern in the 1940s. Classic Trains coll. I’m clutching the grab iron on the back of a steam locomotive cab, my feet on the apron between the engine and tender. I’m vibrating head to toe, with the heat from the boiler all over me. How […]
As Southern Pacific Alco PA diesels move toward New Orleans Union Station in the background, an Illinois Central E7 rides the turntable at the IC roundhouse. It’s 1954, 2 years before New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal opened. James G. La Vake photo […]
A SunRail train heads north from downtown Orlando. SunRail opens a four-station extension to its route today. TRAINS: David Lassen ORLANDO, Fla. — SunRail, the Orlando-area commuter rail system, will open its four-station, 17.2-mile “Southern Extension” today, expanding the system to 48.9 miles and 16 stations. The four new stations are Poinciana, Kissimmee, Tupperware, and […]
Trains Presents brings you modern passenger action from the updated Raleigh, N.C., station. You’ll also see historic file footage featuring Amtrak’s Heritage Fleet as well. You can also tour the soon-to-be completed station with Trains Presents! […]
