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Section: Railroads
Humping at North Platte

Union Pacific NW2 No. 1091, with extra ballast and low-speed gearing, shoves the last cars of a freight train up the hump. Behind the diesel is the new yard’s car-inspection station. Wallace W. Abbey photo […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures Episode 5: Chasing INRD 9009

In this video, Drew is back in the Milwaukee area and is on the hunt for Indiana Railroad SD9043MAC no. 9009. The locomotive happened to be passing through town on a CP train, so Drew and Ben hopped in the car to give chase to this colorful locomotive. […]
Canned steam at “The Cash”

National Cash Register’s 0-4-0F Dayton trundles through the big NCR plant at Dayton, Ohio. National Cash Register Co. I attended the University of Dayton, just two blocks up Stewart Street from the National Cash Register Co. that had been started by John M. Patterson. A great leader, Mr. Patterson nevertheless did have his odd ways. […]
It was a dark and stormy night

Flashbulbs highlight the snowflakes swirling around B&O 4-8-2 709 and caboose C1406 at B&OCT’s 14th Street Tower in Chicago on a stormy night in 1958. Edward J. Prendergast It truly was a dark and stormy night in Chicago in 1958, and I was a 19-year-old college student. Nineteen is an awkward age for a male—you’re […]
Milwaukee Road No. 261 excursion route guide

No. 261 westbound at Norwood, Minn., on April 20, 2013. Steve Glischinski Milwaukee Road No. 261 will pull its inaugural excursion on May 11-12, when it will operate a 300-mile round trip over BNSF Railway’s ex-Great Northern main line from Minneapolis to Duluth in conjunction with Amtrak. For riders and photographers, this route offers a […]
A busy night at Hinton

In the Summer 2013 issue of Classic Trains, author Bob Withers recounts the special movement of passenger cars to Cass, W.Va., in late May 1968 on the occasion of the extension of the tourist pike to the top of Bald Knob. It was a complex operation involving scheduled and extra trains, as he explains here. […]
Big South Fork Scenic Railway in action
The Big South Fork Scenic Railway is a tourist line in Stearns, Ky., and formerly the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway. Editor Jim Wrinn visited and spoke with railroad personnel, Becki Egnew and Bill Johnson. They told him about the steam engine their working to restore and the history of the K&T. Check out this exclusive video […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 4 – Montana

Drew Halverson and Tom Danneman take to the road to do some serious railfanning in Montana, and they bring you along for some great scenery and impressive trains. Drew and Tom also provide an assortment of great modeling tips. […]
History According to Hediger Chasing Ann Arbor’s last FAs

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of History According To Hediger, Jim talks about chasing Ann Arbor Alco FA diesel locomotives shortly before they were replaced with EMD GP35s. Be sure to watch for the surprise ending to the story too! Related Topics: history according […]
History According to Hediger: Painting brass locomotives

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page When Jim Hediger was a young man, he worked in a hobby shop owned by noted railroad photographer, Emery Gulash. To help pay for college, Jim took on the job of painting brass locomotives for Emery, and he shares some of the stories […]
PRR’s roundhouse at Crestline, Ohio

A July 1947 aerial view shows the Pennsylvania Railroad’s big roundhouse at Crestline, Ohio. The long engine at middle left is No. 6100, the 6-4-4-6 duplex of 1939. Classic Trains coll. […]