Classic Trains

CELEBRATE THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RAILROADING – WHEN GIANT STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, COLORFUL DIESELS AND STEAMLINERS SHARED THE RAILS. CLASSIC TRAINS COVERS THE 1930’S THROUGH THE 1970’S WITH REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHY, DETAILED REPORTING AND FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS FROM PEOPLE WHO WORKED THE GREAT PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAINS.

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Classic Trains

C&NW No. 1385 successfully test fired

Railroad Tales: Runaway rock train • Even a seasoned crew can have a tough day on the railroad

Chicago’s terminal railroads • These companies have kept Chicago traffic moving for more than a century

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Lionel’s 1977 No. 9186 Conrail porthole caboose • Model trains decorated for Conrail came hot on the heals of the company’s start up

Alaska Railroad No. 557 fired up after 60 years

The diesel locomotive at 100

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Racing in ’73 at Roosevelt Road

CLASS ACT Conrail in the black • THE GAMBIT TO SAVE RAIL-ROADING IN THE NORTHEAST AND WHY IT SUCCEEDED

“If you can’t do it safe, don’t do it” • A personal perspective on the history of Conrail’s safety policy

Conrail April 1, 1979 • Conrail’s predecessors formed a daunting rail network on its first day

The many pieces of CONRAIL • STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST RAILROADING BY COMBINING COMPETITORS’ LINES

F UNITS, CENTENNIALS, and a STICK SHIFT • A 1980 trip west had more adventure than we counted on

A Pennsy steam memory • An unsung L1 gets its due thanks to a supportive dad

The Wreck of Canadian National No. 5 • 80 years later, why the pilot locomotive suddenly left the rails is still a mystery.

Single-Occupancy Sleeping Cars • An attempt to offer improved sleeping car service for the business traveler

Suburban tank-engine cab ride

Conrail today • Pieces of Conrail history you can visit and enjoy

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No. 81’s last regular run