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Photo Album By: Mitch Goldman
 
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Photo ID: 388245

Following movie work in Southern California, SP 4449 makes a high speed run north through California's Central Valley. The Road Foreman would appreciate the economy haze, and that traditional SP ... (more)

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Fresno, California, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4449
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1986


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By: John West

Added: Jan 29, 2012

Views: 12,083
Comments: 1

Favorited: 51
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Photo ID: 378974

The 27th of September 1981, the first TGV line opened to the public with its first line going from Paris to Lyon and back, making the two cities 425 kilometers (265 miles) apart only at a mere 2 h... (more)

Railroad: SNCF
Locomotive: TGV Sud-Est
Location: Lyon, France
Locomotive #: TGV #13
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October, 1981


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By: Daniel SIMON

Added: Oct 24, 2011

Views: 12,626
Comments: 1

Favorited: 19
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Photo ID: 375227

The Crew looks over 603 as it's being serviced in Williamson, WV Yard

Railroad: Norfolk & Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Williamson, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: 603
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 30, 1955


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By: Heath Nicks

Added: Sep 16, 2011

Views: 8,027
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Favorited: 38
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Photo ID: 372103

This morning here in the city of Ancona, I could see one of the few electric trains ETR-450, which covers part of the service to and from Rome. Today this rolling stock is no longer high-speed s... (more)

Railroad: Trenitalia
Locomotive: FIAT ETR.450
Location: Ancona, Italy
Locomotive #: 04.A
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 02, 2011


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By: Beppe

Added: Aug 16, 2011

Views: 5,018
Comments: 2

Favorited: 10
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Photo ID: 371866

A 1962 Budd built speedster built for the PRR meets an Amtrak AEM-7, 20 years it's senior at Marcus Hook. The maximum speed of the modern AEM-7 Swedish engineered motor: 125. Top speed for the S... (more)

Railroad: SEPTA
Locomotive: Budd Silverliner II
Location: Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: SPAX 218
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August, 2011


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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: Aug 14, 2011

Views: 5,511
Comments: 1

Favorited: 12


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Photo ID: 370853

The Orange Blossom Special operated Between New York and Miami (with a section that served Tampa/St. Petersburg) only during the winter vacation season. The classic heavyweight consist had been eq... (more)

Railroad: Seaboard Air Line
Locomotive: EMC E-4
Location: Wildwood, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: 3003
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1939


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Aug 03, 2011

Views: 14,035
Comments: 1

Favorited: 58
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Photo ID: 365920

Eastbound C&O passenger train George Washington rounding the curve at Quinnimont with a C&O 2-6-6-2 resting to the right. Photo by Bob Drake from the Tom Sink Collection

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Quinnimont, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: CO 4022
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1954


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By: Bob Drake [Collection of Tom Sink]

Added: Jun 12, 2011

Views: 15,252
Comments: 3

Favorited: 77
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Photo ID: 360757

Raising a little dust as it brakes for the curve just to the south

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Electric Metroliner Cab Car
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 854
Train ID: AMTK 121
Photo Date: April 12, 1974


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Apr 17, 2011

Views: 3,853
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Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 357861

Metroliner on "wrong" track. NJ DOT Arrows and Conrail freight provide backdrop.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Metroliner
Location: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 801
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 1978


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By: Don Oltmann

Added: Mar 22, 2011

Views: 5,579
Comments: 1

Favorited: 20
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Photo ID: 357794

Fairly uncommon 6 car Metroliner

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Metroliner
Location: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 808
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 26, 1976


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By: Don Oltmann

Added: Mar 21, 2011

Views: 4,714
Comments: 0

Favorited: 18


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Photo ID: 357283

A week away from Amtrak ownership, this red, white and blue Metroliner hustles on the Penn Central high iron.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Metroliner
Location: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 828
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 24, 1976


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By: Don Oltmann

Added: Mar 17, 2011

Views: 5,843
Comments: 1

Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 355340

My final trip to the C&NW 40th Street Shops was just before May 22, 1956, the last day for C&NW steam in Chicago. The only operational steam locomotives I saw on this visit were several 0-6-0s and... (more)

Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: 620
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1956


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Feb 23, 2011

Views: 9,761
Comments: 0

Favorited: 48
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Photo ID: 354613

In 1946 four 25 year old F-19 C&O Pacifics were converted by the C&O to class L-1 Hudsons (490-493). They were modernized with new cast frames, Poppet valves, roller bearings on all axles, the lat... (more)

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: 493
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1956


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Feb 15, 2011

Views: 23,908
Comments: 9

Favorited: 64
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Photo ID: 354585

A round end observation car brings up the rear of a fan trip going west on the Dundas Subdivision at York Road near Bayview Junction in 1965. The engine is CNR 6218. The tail end car is ex Milwa... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Bayview Junction, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 6218
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 25, 1965


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By: Doug Wingfield

Added: Feb 14, 2011

Views: 14,877
Comments: 3

Favorited: 58
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Photo ID: 354157

My final trip to the C&NW 40th Street Shops was just before May 22, 1956, the last day for C&NW steam in Chicago. The only operational steam locomotives I saw on this visit were several 0-6-0s and... (more)

Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: 4009
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1956


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Feb 10, 2011

Views: 19,979
Comments: 4

Favorited: 66
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