destination-the-cutting-torchhttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/destination-the-cutting-torch/Destination: the cutting torch | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20170726.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2022-06-222022-07-0644050
Nine Milwaukee Road steam locomotives move east out of Marion, Iowa, on April 5, 1954, en route to an appointment with the scrappers. A 4-8-4 hauls the grim assemblage, but dieselization is around the corner.
Robert Laker photo