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Wood-burning steam locomotive special event

By Jim Wrinn | October 1, 2021
4-4-0 Eureka and 2-6-0 Glenbrook doublehead on a mixed train for fans. The location is Ferguson’s trestle. Jim Wrinn

Wood-burning steam locomotive event in 2021 Wood-burning steam locomotive trains were the highlight of a September 2021 celebration of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad that is automatically a step back in time to the 1920s. With the inclusion of the older locomotives, the clock turned back further, to about 1900. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed […]

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New Haven Railroad locomotives

By | September 23, 2021
Black-and-white photo of the noses of two streamlined diesel locomotives.

  All through September 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. This week, editors have selected images from Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library to highlight the locomotives of the New Haven. Included in these are electric, diesel AND steam locomotives. Enjoy! […]

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California Zephyr: Amtrak’s legendary passenger train

By Bob Johnston | September 10, 2021
Stainless steel round-end dome-observation car

California Zephyr introduction California Zephyr journeys are scenic and today’s Zephyr in many ways still reprises the advertising slogan of its originators after the “Silver Lady” made its maiden run in March 1949: “The most talked-about train in America.” The Zephyr operates daily between Chicago and Emeryville, Calif., just across the bay from San Francisco. […]

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Icing at the citrus grove, waiting for the local freight, documenting the end of steam, and other model railroad photos

By Steven Otte associate editor | September 3, 2021
A set of Santa Fe F3 locomotives pull a freight train past an icing platform where reefer cars are being re-iced

Trackside Photos is a showcase for the work of Model Railroader readers. Send your photos (digital images 5 megapixels or larger) to: Model Railroader, Trackside Photos, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612; or upload them to http://fileupload.kalmbach.com/contribute. For our photo submission guidelines, contact associate editor Steven Otte at sotte@mrmag.com. […]

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