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No. 4014 climbing Wyoming’s Sherman Hill on June 25, 1949. R.H. Kindig POMONA, Calif. – Union Pacific may be bringing back the ultimate steam machine, an Alco-built 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, the last of which steamed more than 50 years ago. Company spokesman Mark Davis told Trains News Wire Friday that the company has been approached […]
This is a reproduction of a clever bit of marketing from back in the mid-1930s. Take the then-popular Commodore Vanderbilt steam locomotive (the swankiest engine on the New York Central at the time) and pair it with a streamlined vividly colored train set. Profits will surely ensue. To get the job done, Lionel used its […]
The Lionel Corp. Tinplate Blue Streak features a Commodore Vanderbilt 2-4-2 and an articulated passenger train. Watch it in action here! […]
The Lionel Corp. Tinplate Blue Streak features a Commodore Vanderbilt 2-4-2 and an articulated passenger train. Watch it in action here! […]
The Pennsylvania RR’s famed experimental Turbine no. 6200 was a milestone in the late steam era. It was clear evidence of the Pennsylvania’s willingness to invest in new technology to keep steam efficient. The notion of a locomotive like the S2 began in 1937, but was largely delayed due to World War II restrictions. It […]
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Boston & Maine 4-6-2 3719 was one of the machines that captivated author Graulty. Charles A. Brown I was always fascinated by machines. When I was a boy during the Depression, the most impressive machinery I got to see was steam locomotives. I grew up in Troy, N.Y., on the Hudson River 150 miles north […]
The Union Pacific was known for the large steam power it used to speed freight across the wide-open west. Perhaps the line’s most eccentric design was the 4-12-2. That was a heavy locomotive designed to pull heavy freights at higher speeds over the vast, fruited plains. Alco constructed 88 of the 782,000-pound giants for the […]
CARONA, Kan. – Kansas City Southern 0-6-0 No. 1023, the last remaining KCS steam locomotive, was moved from Schlanger Park in Pittsburg, Kan., to Carona on Sept. 8. The locomotive was transported on a 20-foot-wide trailer and tractor manned by crews from Tilton and Sons House Moving, the Pittsburg Morning Sun reports. The tender from […]
MT. PLEASANT, Iowa – Former Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-6-2 No. 12 made its debut at the Midwest Central Railroad over Labor Day Weekend during the annual Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant. The 1929 Baldwin was built for use on Hawaii’s Kahului Railroad. The locomotive was last operated at Colorado’s Georgetown Loop Railroad, making its […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, freelance 2-6-0 with tender Piko, GermanyAvailable from:Piko America LLC4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5San Diego CA 92120 Price: $249.99Website: http://Piko-america.com Mostly plastic locomotive and tender; directional LED head and backup lights; single motor; two driven axles with ball bearings; six-wheel and two slider electrical pickup; smoke generator; DCC-decoder and sound-unit ready […]
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