Jacksonville Terminal in the 1940s

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Headhouse and platforms Jacksonville Terminal Co. Jacksonville Terminal was a monument to Florida’s status as the southern vacation destination of choice for the eastern half of the U.S. Few travelers got off here; instead, the city was the funnel for trains arriving over the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, and Southern Railway on their […]

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Montreal circa 1952

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CP’s St. Luc Yard roundhouse Walter R. Allen for CPR Canadian Pacific in July 1950 opened its sprawling new St. Luc Yard in the “wilds” above the cities of Lachine and Cote St. Luc, Quebec. Built to relieve congestion at CPR’s Hochelaga and Outremont Yards in Montreal, St. Luc included this 37-stall roundhouse, completed in […]

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On the waterfront

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DL&W’s Hoboken Terminal Fred W. Schneider III Opened on February 25, 1907, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western’s Hoboken (N.J.) Terminal replaced an earlier facility on the site destroyed by fire in 1905. The new terminal featured 16 tracks and 6 ferry slips along the Hudson River across from New York City. Catenary came to the […]

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Farewell

CSX train Q389 crests “Hicksville Hill” near the Ohio-Indiana line on Track 2 as an empty BNSF-powered coal train waits for a crew on Track 1 in March 2014. The bridge has since been removed. Photo by Joe Kohnen […]

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Burnt River

A westbound Union Pacific freight crosses the Burnt River near Weatherby, Ore., in June 2010. The train is headed for Baker City. Photo by Kevin Dellinger […]

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Borrowed

Canadian Pacific train No. 810, with some borrowed power, makes its run for Wisconsin as the sun settles behind the bluffs along the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota on Jan. 5, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]

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Close-up

Eastbound CSX train Q382 arrives in Fostoria, Ohio, under the West Tiffin Street overpass on May 6, 2014. The bridge fence is equipped with camera holes for railfans visiting the well-known hot spot. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]

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