A worker shovels salt into a reefer via a rolling chute at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s icing dock in Denver in 1949. The conveyor chain on the platform at right carries block ice along the platform. Earl Cochran photo […]
An interior view at Tower 19 near Dallas (Texas) Union Terminal shows the track diagram (“model board”) of the territory controlled by the tower and some of the levers that controlled the switches and signals. This is an electro-pneumatic interlocking, in which switches are operated by compressed air. Historic American Engineering Record photo […]
In this PBS Tracks Ahead segment, watch a number of vintage steam-powered locomotives and machines come to life on this working railroad ranch. […]
New York Central E8 diesels idle at La Salle Street Station, Chicago, awaiting departure with two sections of the 20th Century Limited in November 1953. Robert W. Carper photo […]
The sight of an approaching Seaboard E7 signaled adventure: a boy’s first train ride. Wiley M. Bryan I don’t know how my fascination for trains began, but ever since I could remember, I had been drawn to their mystique. I like tracks, switches, sidings, and depots. I like everything associated with trains. So, in November […]
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About Us Classic Trains unabashedly celebrates North American railroading from the 1940s to the formation of Conrail. First published as Trains Classic in 1999, Classic Trains emerged as a regular publication in Spring 2000 and has since delighted railfans and rail historians each quarter with photos and stories that command attention. Besides publishing a cascade […]
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Frequently asked questions for Classic Trains readers: Q: What time period does Classic Trains cover? A: Glad you asked! We focus on an approximately 40-year period of classic North American railroading from the 1940s until about 1980. We occasionally cover subjects that are older, such as the Transcontinental Railroad or much more modern, such as the […]
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