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The Golden Age in Color
Color photos of the golden age of railroading.
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Photo ID: 366206

Elsdon Yard, on Chicago's southwest side, had a roundhouse and service facilities for Grand Trunk Western steam power until the end of the steam era. We visited the yard and found a good number of... (more)

Railroad: Grand Trunk Western
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: GTW 6333
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1956


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Jun 16, 2011

Views: 8,505
Comments: 4

Favorited: 48
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Photo ID: 291597

A steam meet at Crestline, as Niagara 6014 pulls in with #473, while #472, also led by steam, is in the process of loading/unloading mail and express at Union Depot. The Big Four was a last basti... (more)

Railroad: New York Central
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Crestline, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NYC 6014
Train ID: 473
Photo Date: May 29, 1954


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Jul 23, 2009

Views: 14,150
Comments: 1

Favorited: 40
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Photo ID: 287944

A Reading GP7 is paired with Baldwin AS16 551 on a train from Philadelphia. The picture angle is a result of poor sunlight on the front of the train.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: 663
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 03, 1958


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Jun 19, 2009

Views: 8,915
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Favorited: 17
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Photo ID: 287943

Reading EMD FT units 251 A, B sit at the company shops.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD FT
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: 251
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 03, 1958


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Jun 19, 2009

Views: 10,664
Comments: 1

Favorited: 24
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Photo ID: 287942

Reading 4-8-4 2109 is at the front of a line of stored T-1 class engines at Reading. There were still 20 of the husky 4-8-4s on the roster at this date and several had been used as temporary indus... (more)

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 2109
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 03, 1958


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Jun 19, 2009

Views: 11,360
Comments: 2

Favorited: 29


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Photo ID: 282820

Does this count as street running? PRR Class K4s.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 518
Train ID: tThe Nellie Bly enroute to Atlantic Ciity, NJ.
Photo Date: March 27, 1954


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 06, 2009

Views: 13,947
Comments: 4

Favorited: 66
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Photo ID: 282399

From the Dziobko collection, photographer unknown. This is a PRR display set up in Harrisburg, featuring T1 5548 a Duplex meaning a rigid frame.ck Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-4-4-4
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5548
Train ID: display
Photo Date: July 15, 1949



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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 03, 2009

Views: 27,421
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Photo ID: 282382

From the Dziobko collection, photographer unknown. This is a PRR display set up in Harrisburg, featuring T1 5548. These greyhounds were built for fast passenger service, used primarily in lines ... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-4-4-4
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5548
Train ID: display
Photo Date: July 15, 1949


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 03, 2009

Views: 23,167
Comments: 6

Favorited: 73
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Photo ID: 282291

A brute from the Reading simmers in Atlantic City.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 179
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: February 27, 1954


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 03, 2009

Views: 9,148
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Favorited: 20
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Photo ID: 279099

Reading Alco RS-3 units 490 & 483 pound across the Lehigh Valley main line at Bethlehem in the late afternoon.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: Alco RS-3
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: 490
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 04, 1957


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Apr 07, 2009

Views: 13,096
Comments: 3

Favorited: 57


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Photo ID: 275551

Two Reading FP7 units fly through Elizabeth on the Jersey Central at speed with the five car Budd streamliner CRUSADER.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 902
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 27, 1957


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Mar 12, 2009

Views: 7,875
Comments: 3

Favorited: 25
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Photo ID: 275542

Reading FP7 903 with short mid-morning train 606 from Philadelphia arrives in Elizabeth, NJ on the Jersey Central.

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 903
Train ID: tr. 606
Photo Date: August 27, 1957


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Mar 12, 2009

Views: 6,182
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Favorited: 23
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Photo ID: 275331

Two painted ladies await their next dance at the West Oakland Diesel Shop. For me these daylight painted PA's were simply the best looking diesels of all time....but then the SP was "my" railroad... (more)

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: Alco PA
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Locomotive #: SP 6031
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1958


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By: John West

Added: Mar 11, 2009

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Views: 35,941
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Photo ID: 246294

A light power set drifts by near Hager tower, behind the photographer. This power is seen again in this photo. T... (more)

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 615
Train ID: light power
Photo Date: December 29, 1956


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Aug 11, 2008

Views: 5,514
Comments: 2

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 245472

Leased RDG power waits for a signal. The double headed power is just a few hundred yards back from the lone T1 shot ... (more)

Railroad: Reading
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RDG 2115
Train ID: light power
Photo Date: August 19, 1956


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Aug 05, 2008

Views: 8,103
Comments: 5

Favorited: 22
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