Classic Trains

CELEBRATE THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RAILROADING – WHEN GIANT STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, COLORFUL DIESELS AND STEAMLINERS SHARED THE RAILS. CLASSIC TRAINS COVERS THE 1930’S THROUGH THE 1970’S WITH REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHY, DETAILED REPORTING AND FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS FROM PEOPLE WHO WORKED THE GREAT PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAINS.

The Cradle of Railroading

Classic Trains

Steam scene • A potpourri of railroad history, then and now

Milwaukee Road’s A-class: ultimate 4-4-2 Atlantic-type • Four special streamlined locomotives for the ground-breaking Hiawatha

Geared steam locomotives • As the saying goes for these “oddball” machines: Don’t judge a book by its cover

Amtrak RS3 diesel locomotives • An overlooked model on the Amtrak roster, the RS3 served in its second career for up to 25 years

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B&O Museum spotlights AFT 1 • The future is bright for this former Reading Co. steam star

Rush Hour at SPUD

British railroading after 1945 • A SYSTEM WORN OUT BY WORLD WAR II HAS SEEN RADICAL CHANGE

Sparking the British preservation movement

The Spark of the Stockton & Darlington • A look at the Pioneering British Steam Railroad that Inspired American Railroad Builders in the 1820s

British-built locomotives in North America

The end of the beginning • A COLOR PORTFOLIO OF BRITISH STEAM’S LAST YEARS

Exploring with CARITAS • The ‘swaggering exploits’ of a notable private car

DISAPPEARING TRACKS • Caritas got to a lot of railroad lines in the nick of time

VIA Rail Canada 1954 dining car kitchen in the Chaleur, Dec. 21, 2009

THE NORTHWEST’S OWN • Looking back on a memorable 1969 railfan safari to the Pacific Northwest

Railroad bus service to New York City • There are no tracks at this railroad passenger station

Hand signals on the NYC • Looking back at bygone operating practices

Variety, Charm and Steam: Locomotives on the Move • Three great British heritage railroads south of London you can visit!

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