Norfolk Southern’s Pocahontas Division is one of the most challenging areas of railroading in the United States. The division is host to several coal trains a day between Bluefield and Williamson, W.Va. The Pocahontas Division is one of the last manned helper districts, and the tonnage moved on the railroad is something to behold. Be […]
Section: Locomotives
Indiana Northeastern locomotive roster
Indiana Northeastern GP30s Nos. 2185 and 2230 approach the Fox Lake Road overpass at Angola, Ind. Steve Smedley Veteran photojournalist Steve Smedley documents the history and operations of shortline Indiana Northeastern, and pays tribute to the line’s hand-me-down GP30s and hard-working railroaders in “Second-generation Sojourn” in Locomotive 2014. Explore the line’s entire all-EMD roster here […]
Southern Railway No. 4501 returns to steam
FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN One of the most famous steam locomotives in America is returning to steam. Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 has emerged from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Soule Shops after an extensive overhaul. The 1911 Baldwin Mikado is ready for a new career on the point of Norfolk Southern 21st Century […]
Restoring Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309
FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN J.P. Hankey Frederick Junction, Maryland FULL SCREEN J.P. Hankey Sykesville, Maryland FULL SCREEN J.P. Hankey Weverton, Maryland FULL SCREEN J.P. Hankey Weverton, Maryland FULL SCREEN St. Denis, Maryland FULL SCREEN St. Denis, Maryland FULL SCREEN St. Denis, Maryland FULL SCREEN C&O Canal, Maryland FULL SCREEN Cumberland, Maryland FULL SCREEN […]
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 photos
FULL SCREEN Drew Halverson Hill 852, Cajon Pass – April 28, 2014 FULL SCREEN Drew Halverson Hill 852, Cajon Pass – April 28, 2014 FULL SCREEN Drew Halverson Hill 852, Cajon Pass – April 28, 2014 FULL SCREEN Drew Halverson Barstow, CA – April 28, 2014 FULL SCREEN Drew Halverson Cajon Pass – April 28, […]
Big Boy Chase PHOTOS, Day 2 through California’s Mojave Desert
On Tuesday, April 29, Trains’ live streaming video crew of Brian Schmidt and Drew Halverson chased Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 through the depths of California’s Mojave Desert. Along the way, they got great shots of the 4-8-8-4 locomotive — what is quickly becoming the most famous steam locomotive restoration project in the world. […]
Alco FAs in June and July 1975 Trains
Read J. David Ingles’ two-part Alco FA study, “Alco’s Big Bid to Be Best,” published in June and July 1975 Trains magazine. Download each article by clicking on the underlined PDFs below. […]
Inside the Cab of Big Boy No. 4014
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Historic Union Pacific Big Boy photos
FULL SCREEN Jim Shaughnessy The front half of Big Boy No. 4005 forms a wall of steel above a hostler at the Laramie, Wyo., engine terminal in August 1957. FULL SCREEN Jim Shaughnessy Battling up Sherman Hill, Big Boy No. 4011 exits the north tunnel at Hermosa, Wyo., with an eastbound freight in August 1957. […]
Richard Steinheimer’s Cajon Pass
Still the greatest show on earth: What’s changed on Cajon Pass since Trains magazine published Richard Steinheimer’s “Cajon Pass Revisited” in September 1974? Just about everything! Except the drama. In Locomotive 2013, authors David Styffe and Greg McDonnell look back at the classic Steinheimer photos and revisit Cajon today, as exciting a place as ever […]
Video: Illinois Railway Museum’s 2013 Diesel Parade
Only a few railroads or museums can boast of having operating cab units working on their property. Illinois Railway Museum easily tops them all with Fs, Es, stainless, freight, passenger, and executive cab cousins gathered in tiny Union, Ill. Check out some footage in the video below, showing the museum’s annual Diesel Parade held in […]
Photo Gallery: Inside Progress Rail’s New Locomotive-Building Plant
Locomotive Editor Greg McDonnell shows readers behind-the-scenes at Progress Rail’s Muncie, Ind., assembly plant. Muncie produces locomotives for both domestic and export markets, including these GT38ACs and SD70ACEs for Australia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates. Read about the plant in “Made in Muncie” in Locomotive 2013. Order your copy now! FULL SCREEN Greg McDonnell […]
