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The Way it Used to Be
Things change. Railroads are no different. A collection of images showing the railroads as they used to be.
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Photo ID: 827151

CNW 4540 is in Oelwein Shops in the process of getting a chopped nose, new plow, major mechanical overhaul and a new paint job. C&NW had an aggressive program of revitalizing its large stable of G... (more)

Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Oelwein, Iowa, USA
Locomotive #: CNW 4540
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 07, 1979


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Mar 17, 2023

Views: 1,924
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Photo ID: 826667

MILW 579 enjoys some winter sun before crews put it to work on a turn to Winona, MN. Milwaukee's Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls branch generated a lot of traffic and rated 6 day a week service in the l... (more)

Railroad: Milwaukee Road
Locomotive: RSC-2M
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Locomotive #: MILW 579
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1971


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Mar 10, 2023

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Photo ID: 826598

BN 6603, former GN 430, operates Great Northern longhood first, handling train 3, once known as the "Pacific Zip" through Rock Island, WA on the last lap into Wenatchee where it will rec... (more)

Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive: EMD F45
Location: Rock Island, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BN 6603
Train ID: No. 3
Photo Date: March 06, 1980


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Mar 09, 2023

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Photo ID: 826426

Bullet nose beauties face off at Amtrak's Holgate St. coach yard in Seattle, WA. To the left Budd domed observation 9310 was once owned by Wabash and later Norfolk & Western. To the right, 9301, T... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Observation cars
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 9301
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September, 1975


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Mar 07, 2023

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Photo ID: 825666

FLAGSTAFF AZ July 6 1986 — Santa Fe GP35u 2904 awaits its next assignment. EMD built the unit in August 1956 as GP35 1404 and delivered it with a blue body and yellow ends (bookends). In the Mar... (more)

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD GP35u
Location: Barstow, California, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 2904
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 06, 1986


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By: Charles Stookey

Added: Feb 25, 2023

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Photo ID: 825665

A diminutive Wisconsin Central shop switcher waits for the next move, which is likely moving WC EMD SD45 No. 6554, after it is thoroughly sandblasted down to bare metal before being painted in WCâ... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Locomotive #: WC 6554
Train ID: Unassigned
Photo Date: October 30, 1994


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By: Mike Danneman

Added: Feb 25, 2023

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Photo ID: 825650

"You gotta go to Alaska for a few days". "Oh, darn, alright but you own me." (Never let the good deal monitor know you might enjoy any trip, or you'll never go again. Anyway,... (more)

Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 3003
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 09, 1976


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By: Sid Vaught

Added: Feb 25, 2023

Views: 3,698
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Photo ID: 825649

A special oil train with dignitaries, dubbed the "Mapco Express" pauses at Healy. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP40-2
Location: Healy, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 3002
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 11, 1992


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By: Sid Vaught

Added: Feb 25, 2023

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Photo ID: 825645

Business took me to Ft. Smith so only a slight detour was needed to do some railfanning and I found this. Freshly in from Essex Terminal but some what obscure. I find no shots of it on this site... (more)

Railroad: Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Locomotive: Alco C420
Location: Springdale, Arkansas, USA
Locomotive #: AM 50
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 19, 1989


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By: Sid Vaught

Added: Feb 25, 2023

Views: 2,001
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Photo ID: 825642

I had to really think back on this photograph of Conrail train 5600, the Wall Street, heading up the Aldene Connection from the EX Jersey Central to the ex Lehigh Valley. The train is led by Readi... (more)

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: BUDD RDC3
Location: Roselle Park, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 9166
Train ID: CR 5600
Photo Date: December 30, 1977


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By: Charles Freericks

Added: Feb 25, 2023

Views: 5,184
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Photo ID: 825587

Showing ample evidence of hard work these units awaiting assignment. Sad that this once prosperous shortline is now moribund. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Railroad: Apalachicola Northern
Locomotive: EMD GP15T
Location: Port St. Joe, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: AN 721
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1992


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By: Sid Vaught

Added: Feb 24, 2023

Views: 4,324
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Photo ID: 825548

The engineer and fireman on this National Harbours Board Railway switcher enjoy the warmth of the cab while the ground crew has to struggle through the snow that blankets the Montreal harbour.

Railroad: Port of Montreal
Locomotive: Alco S3
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Locomotive #: NHB D-5
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1969


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By: Ian Stronach

Added: Feb 24, 2023

Views: 1,490
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Photo ID: 821053

OKLAHOMA CITY OK (October) 1975 -- Vandals broke a switch lock, threw the switch and tampered with the switch signal to show the wrong aspect. The result was that Rock Island GP40 384 left the mai... (more)

Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island)
Locomotive: EMD GP40
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Locomotive #: CRIP 348
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October, 1975


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By: Charles Stookey

Added: Jan 01, 2023

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Photo ID: 821012

Former C&EI unit captured by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Railroad: Louisville & Nashville
Locomotive: EMD GP35
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Locomotive #: LN 1127
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 21, 1981


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By: Sid Vaught

Added: Dec 31, 2022

Views: 1,870
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Photo ID: 820965

Former D&H unit named "Morrisville" sadly could not keep this bucolic operation going. RIP

Railroad: Lamoille Valley Railroad
Locomotive: Alco RS-3
Location: Morrisville, Vermont, USA
Locomotive #: LVRC 7801
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 27, 1979


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By: TC Caughman

Added: Dec 30, 2022

Views: 3,693
Comments: 0

Favorited: 16
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