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The Saiccor Steam Locomotives (Umkomaas)
By: SAR Connecta | Album Views: 9,802 |
| Ex South African Railway Class 19D locomotives No. 2697 (Saiccor No. 1 - built by Borsig in 1938), No. 2633 (Saiccor No. 2 - built by Skoda in 1938) and No. 2767 (Saiccor No. 3 - built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1945). |
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La Trochita
By: John West | Album Views: 9,794 |
| The narrow gauge line to Esquel, Argentina, variously known as La Trochita, The Old Patagonian Express, or just the Esquel line, linked the remote villages of southern Patagonia with the outside world. It is amazing that the line still exists. |
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Ski Train
By: Ellis Simon | Album Views: 9,760 |
| The Winter Park Ski Train has taken generations of Denverites to the slopes. Started by the Rio Grande and now operated by Amtrak, it's the best way to get there. |
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New York Central: Lightning Stripes and Cigar Bands
By: Ellis Simon | Album Views: 9,722 |
| The Central's Great Steel Fleet fielded such famous trains as the Twentieth Century Limited and Empire State Express. The railroad also had extensive commuter service in New York and Boston and served travelers along numerous branch lines. |
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C&O Lexington Sub
By: Cory Claxon - CoryClaxon.com | Album Views: 9,516 |
| Any and all pictures from Collis P. Huntington's "Gateway to the West," Chesapeake & Ohio's mainline from Ashland to Lexington, KY. Reduced from a 100+ mile route, down to about 15 miles. |
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Maryland Commuter Rail and Transit
By: Ellis Simon | Album Views: 9,430 |
| From B&O RDCs to MARC bilevel coaches pulled by electric locomotives and diesels, the Maryland commuting scene has evolved, while trolleys, aka light rail vehicles, are back. |
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Pro P.O.V.
By: OBrian Harmon | Album Views: 9,386 |
| A compilation of my favorite photographs taken from a slightly different point of view, images that catch your eye right from the thumbnail. These aren't your typical 3/4 wedgie aim & shoot pix, but well executed compositions, truly works of art. |
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Rock Island Rocket Redux
By: Ellis Simon | Album Views: 9,357 |
| The Rock Island was an also-ran in the markets it served competing the likes of the Santa Fe Super Chief and Burlington Denver Zephyr, but it did its best to put on a good show. |
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YARDS
By: rich | Album Views: 9,346 |
| the essential part of freight |
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Drag Freights
By: Daniel Holmes | Album Views: 9,340 |
| Coal and steel don't go bad. This album features long, slow, heavy freight trains; drag freights, slop freights, dead freights, etc. Trains with lots of power, and lots of different cargo slogging along behind. |
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Vacation
By: Torker | Album Views: 9,314 |
| Now here's where I'd like to go on vacation...if I could afford it. |
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Amtrak in Texas
By: Ellis Simon | Album Views: 9,313 |
| The Lone Star State is big on route mileage but small on passenger service with only three routes for the second biggest state by size and population. Offerings include the Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle and Heartland Flyer. |
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