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Photo of the Day
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In the Nation’s Capitol, a Southern Railway E6 looks across the turntable at three Washington Terminal RS1’s at WT’s Ivy City engine terminal in June 1960. Jim Shaughnessy photo
A fast ride out of Chicago on a PRR open-platform observation car
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One day in 1940 or ’41, I was in my Chicago apartment trying to make up my mind about whether to run down to Richmond, Ind., my hometown, for the weekend. The phone rang. “Hey, Throttlenose!” It was Howard Fogg, my railfan buddy fr
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All Aboard!
Travel right to the center of the action with All Aboard’s spectacular photo gallery and exciting firsthand stories of rail adventures.

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Trains of the 1950s
A new overview of key events, landmark stories from Trains and Classic Trains, never-before-published photos, classic articles by David P Morgan and more!

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Steam Glory 3
Return to the time of lonesome whistles, billowing smoke, and thundering drivers on every thrilling page of this new collector’s edition.
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Tourist Trains Guidebook, 4th Edition
These 495 most popular train rides, museums, and dinner trains give travelers and railfans the information they need to plan their next trip.
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