Florida East Coast 4-6-2 145, Class 151, was one of 87 ALCO built 4-6-2s purchased between 1907 and 1922. FEC 145 had 68" drivers, 22 x 26 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 180 lbs, and produced ... (more)
Boston & Maine Class J 4-4-2 3200 was built by Baldwin in 1895 for the Concord & Montreal as their class 33. This was the first Atlantic type that offered all the qualities of the design, i.e., fi... (more)
Photography of a fast-moving train in 1909 presented a huge challenge. The era's photographic equipment was bulky, emulsions were painfully slow and shutter speeds were only really suited to stati... (more)
It has taken no less than 106 years for this wonderful portrait of a London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 'D1' class to emerge from obscurity. It is from a small but fascinating collection of or... (more)
This fine, atmospheric image taken in 1934 at King's Cross Station by an unknown photographer, shows the classic lines of Class A1 Pacific 'Dick Turpin' The locomotive is about to depart northward... (more)