Railroad history

Photo courtesy Blair Kooistra. August 1, 1983 Blair says: "The wheat' s been harvested and stubble lines the fields of rural Douglas County as an as-needed local from Wenatchee, bound for nearby Withrow, arrives at the elevator station of Supplee. Those Great Northern boxcars are fouling the main track, however, necessitating a bit of switching until the train can continue on to Withrow. This line was abandoned--along with the use of 40 foot boxcars for grain haulage--in 1985."

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.

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…

Hold onto your engineer caps, railroad history lovers.

Photos courtesy of Rob Leachman. March 24, 1971 Rob says: "The light was pretty diffuse as the Box Motors brought the Dead Freight East across the Beverly Bridge. But hey, I’ll take it! Most of the visible portion of the train was grain empties, a mix of box cars equipped with grain doors and covered hoppers." "I then got this nifty broadside view of the Box Motors coming off the bridge. Pans on the second and fourth units were up; there was no pan at all on the third unit! Note the open…

Today is the one-year anniversary of the railroad accident in Red Oak, Iowa, where an eastbound BNSF coal train struck the rear of a stationary BNSF maintenance-of-way equipment train. The coal tra…

One of the most popular and booming fields in the history of Denver is that of the railroad, which can be seen in these 13 rare photos.

These 'Then and Now' photo comparisons of Nevada are BRILLIANT!!!

The Erie Railroad promoted itself as the railroad that "Serves New York, Binghamton, Elmira & ...

1. There is a secret train platform beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York.