All this month — January 2020 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include Pennsy diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. You might also enjoy this PRR history […]
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In January 2020, Classic Trains is celebrating the history, heritage, and splendor of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Enjoy this photo gallery, originally published online in May 2016, as the perfect salute to the Pennsy. Return each week for another salute to the railroad of the month! See what we did last week for the PRR! […]
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Travel along with author and photographer Steve Carter for a look at Sound Transit’s new S-shaped bridge in Tacoma, Wash., and the iconic Milwaukee Road structure that it replaces. Be sure to read his feature, “A bridge to the past,” in the February 2020 issue. A Bridge To The Past from Steve Carter on Vimeo. […]
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Pennsylvania Railroad class I1s 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive works its way around famous Horseshoe Curve with a westbound freight train in the 1940s. The train is ascending Allegheny Mountain 5 miles west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, location of the PRR’s system shops. C. E. Starr History and major events of the Pennsylvania Railroad The original Pennsylvania […]
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Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. In December 2019, we celebrate the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Please enjoy a collection of locomotive images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include the Rio Grande’s iconic locomotives and classic scenic […]
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All this month — December 2019 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include Rio Grande diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. You might […]
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Grubby but still working, former Union Pacific 0-6-0 4455 waits for its next move at the Monolith cement plant near Laramie, Wyoming, in September 1967. A. J. Wolff When I began my freshman year at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 1963, I was vaguely aware that steam locomotives possibly were still being used […]
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In December 2019, Classic Trains is celebrating the history, heritage, and splendor of the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Enjoy this photo gallery, originally published online in July 2015, as the perfect salute to the Rio Grande. Return each week for another salute to the railroad of the month! See what we did last week […]
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Trains editor explains the benefits of subscribing. Listen as Jim Wrinn explains why a subscription to Trains magazine is a great value. In addition to the magazine, you’ll receive access to videos, News Wire, and a host of other benefits on our website. Subscribe now! […]
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No. 3612, from D&RGW’s last group of 2-8-8-2 steam locomotives (Alco, 1927), pushes near Winter Park, Colo., in October 1956, deep twilight for Grande standard-gauge steam. Ed Gerlits History and major events of the Denver & Rio Grande Western In the American tradition, a railroad is conceived by noble men for noble purposes: to develop […]
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All this month — November 2019 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include ACL diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. […]
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