Uncategorized Jan 14, “San Francisco Chief” (Train) admin January 14, 2024 0 The San Francisco Chief was a late entrant to the Santa Fe’s fleet of “Chiefs,” launched during the mid-1950s between Chicago and its home city. […]
Uncategorized Jan 14, Railroad Track admin January 14, 2024 0 It all begins and ends with the railroad track. Its strength determines how much tonnage a single train can move. Learn about the history of […]
Uncategorized Jan 14, EMD “SD7” Locomotives admin January 14, 2024 0 The SD7 was the builder’s first six-axle road-switcher that debuted in 1952, a few years after the GP7.
Uncategorized Jan 14, “The Chessie” (Streamliner) admin January 14, 2024 0 The Chessie was the Chesapeake & Ohio’s still-born, luxurious all-coach train to serve the Washington, D.C. – Cincinnati corridor.
Uncategorized Jan 14, Boxcab Electric Locomotives (Milwaukee Road) admin January 14, 2024 0 Milwaukee Road’s boxcabs, listed as Class EF-1 and EP-1, were the first electrics used by the railroad in 1915, products of General Electric and Alco.
Uncategorized Jan 14, Milwaukee Road (Railroad) admin January 14, 2024 0 The Milwaukee Road, whose official name was the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, dates to the mid-19th century and disappeared in 1985.
American Preservation Association of American Railroads Jan 13, EMD “SD9” Locomotives admin January 14, 2024 0 The SD9 was the six-axle version of its popular and successful GP9. It proved the bestselling first-generation road-switcher EMD cataloged.
American Preservation Association of American Railroads Jan 13, The “George Washington” (Train) admin January 13, 2024 0 The George Washington became the C&O’s flagship train between Cincinnati and Norfolk after it was inaugurated in 1932. It survived until Amtrak in 1971.
American Preservation Association of American Railroads Jan 13, EMD “F” Units (Locomotives) admin January 13, 2024 0 Electro-Motive’s F series hit the rails in 1939 with the FT and never looked back as railroads were amazed by the model’s abilities over steam […]
American Preservation Association of American Railroads Jan 12, Santa Fe Railroad (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe) admin January 13, 2024 0 A detailed history of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, better known as the “Santa Fe.”