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Modern grain movers

Soo Line boxcars in the 1960s

Some of Soo Line’s 50-foot, 70-ton boxcars were equipped with grain doors, visible in the upper part of the plug door. The railroad built 200 of the modern-looking cars in 1964. Photo by Soo Line […]

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Dispatcher’s delight

Missouri-Kansas-Texas 4-6-2 400 in Denison, Texas

Missouri-Kansas-Texas 4-6-2 400 leaves Denison, Texas, with an extra in late 1948. Above the engine, awnings shade the windows of the dispatcher’s office, where the photographer then worked. One of 10 members of the Katy’s H-3-c class Pacifics, No. 400 was built in 1920 by Lima. Photo by Harold K. Vollrath […]

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Track Plan Database

Hundreds of track plans to get you started. Use the filters to search by size, scale, type and issue where it first appeared. Subscribe today for unlimited access to all track plans. […]

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