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Railroading and the 1967 Chicago snow storm

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1940s Union Pacific steam locomotives

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Riding trains in the 1940s

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When I cast my ballot for the RS3

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Beebe and Morgan on Al Perlman and the ’20th Century Limited’

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Riding a caboose in central Illinois in the mid-20th century

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1950s Pennsylvania Railroad railfan trip goes on despite ripping down the catenary

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When Beauty Rode the Rails ‘stinks on toast’ as a book title

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Two railfan friends take a great F-unit safari

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Morgan-Beebe File: Lucius bemoans ‘criminal’ cuts to passenger service — July 1961

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Meeting Santa Fe M-190 face to face

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Gettin’ out of Dodge

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Big town, no main lines

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A young railfan’s “lucky mistake”

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Steam 101

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The train that never came

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Bound for Blackwater Canyon

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“Let us ride your bikes, we’ll let you shovel coal”

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“Like hell they will”

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How far can you travel for 15 cents?