New Haven 376, one of 10 EP-5 electrics nicknamed “Jets” for their howling blower motors, cruises down the road’s four-track main line at Noroton Heights, Conn., in 1956, the year after it was built. Thomas J. McNamara photo […]
New Haven “Jet”
Section: Photo of the Day
L&N “Big Emma” on empties
Louisville & Nashville class M-1 No. 1954, one of 42 “Big Emma” 2-8-4s built by Baldwin and Lima during 1942-49, hurries empty hopper cars east along the road’s Eastern Kentucky Division in September 1954. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
GG1 on the B&O
On May 28, 1964, at Alexandria Junction, Md., Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric 4906 brings up the rear of Washington–New York train 126, which diesels are towing backward over the Baltimore & Ohio owing to a derailment on the PRR at Lanham, Md. Ara Mesrobian photo […]
Flagging for a PRR 0-6-0
The conductor of Union Transportation Co.’s daily train raises his hand in warning to an approaching motorist as 0-6-0 5244, leased from UT parent Pennsylvania Railroad, eases over a road crossing in Hornerstown, N.J., on Aug. 28, 1958. Aaron G. Fryer photo […]
DW&P at West Duluth
On Canadian National subsidiary Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific, CN 4-6-2 5127 brings the overnight train from Fort Frances, Ont., into the station at West Duluth, Minn., in September 1954. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
DL&W’s Delaware River Viaduct
In May 1950, a lone 2-8-0 runs west across the Lackawanna Railroad’s bridge across the Delaware River, one of many concrete structures built as part of the road’s early 20th century line improvements. William D. Middleton photo […]
CP’s Spiral Tunnels
A map and profile compares Canadian Pacific’s original line up the west slope of British Columbia’s Kicking Horse Pass with the 1909 route that included two spiral tunnels, still in use today. Classic Trains coll. […]
CN commuter tank engine
Canadian National 4-6-4T No. 46 couples to a string of commuter coaches at Dorval, Que., in September 1955. The tank engine brought the cars out from Montreal and now will head back with a load of morning commuters. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
1947 Empire Builder long-haul coach
Great Northern’s 1947 streamlined Empire Builder featured 44-seat leg-rest coaches for long-distance passengers. GN photo […]
0-6-0 on a name train
Ferrocarril Mexicano 0-6-0 No. 619 departs El Paso Union Station with the three through cars of Nacionales de Mexico train 8, El Presidente Juarez, in June 1950. The train will use Santa Fe tracks to the border bridge. At Juarez, an NdeM road engine will take over and more cars will be added. R. S. […]
Former Cotton Belt Consolidation
Southern Pacific 2864 was one of eight 2-8-0s transferred to California from SP affiliate Cotton Belt in 1956. Built during 1920–23, SSW’s 36 700-series engines were the road’s top freight power until 4-8-4s came in 1930. SP 2864 stands at San Francisco in April ’56. D. S. Richter photo […]
Champion at Richmond
Having arrived from Washington behind Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac E8s, the Miami-bound East Coast Champion stands at Richmond’s Broad Street Station with a fresh set of Atlantic Coast Line E units. William D. Middleton photo […]
