Railroad photos

Rio Grande F3 5521 California Zephyr

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Historical photos are the only window we have to the past and we can learn so much from them. Here are 35 rare historical pictures you must see.

Rail Brothers on Instagram: "Getting smoked on the Hometown Grade! 2102 charges up the Hometown Grade with a string of 50 hopper cars (and a caboose!) during test runs in April of 2022 after its recent rebuild. The big 4-8-4 northern engine was labeled as a T1 class locomotive by the Reading Railroad. It was originally built as a smaller 2-8-0 I-10 locomotive before being rebuilt by the Reading shops during WWII into the 4-8-4 it is today. #readingandnorthern #steamtrains #stacktalk"

For those interested in West Virginia railroad history I found the following list of railroad stations that are still in existence in the state. Most have been converted to ot…

Long Island Rail Road and 25000 ton bulldozer collide on Woodbury Road in Hicksville, L.I.. The engine of the train went about 200 feet to the middle of the street and derailed about six cars.

High quality photograph of Burlington Northern Railroad EMD SD40-2 # BN 8073 at Tehachapi, California, USA.

Miscellaneous photos from the former Pennsylvania Railroad Juniata Shops

Gallery: Golden Age of Trains in Black and White, by photographer Jim Shaughnessy

Hello All, This is my first attempt at a "build blog". I have bin vicariously enjoying the hobby through YouTube for the past 6-7 years. It is amazing how you can learn so much and really enjoy peoples wonderful layouts through the internet. Now that I am finally able to get back into the hobby, I am going to start with a small switching layout. This will primarily be an opportunity to really dial in so many modeling techniques I have learned online. 📷 📷 I have herd so many times "model…