Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 1508 was one of 70 P-5a Class locomotives built in 1918 by the Alco Locomotive Works to the USRA light Pacific design. The P-5a locomotives were very fast for their time ... (more)

The March 7, 1981 Family Lines Rail System Safety Express ran round trip from Orlando, Fl to Ybor City (Tampa), a distance of about 90 miles one way. Chesapeake & Ohio 614 was the power for this t... (more)

Canadian National U-1-d Class 4-8-2 No 6044 was built by Canadian Locomotive Works in 1929. She had 73" Drivers, 24 x 30 inch cylinders, operated at 250 psi boiler pressure, and developed up to 50... (more)

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)

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 1640 was one of 165 P-5b Class locomotives built between 1922 and 1926 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were designed as a dual purpose "Pacific" to take over freigh... (more)

Strasburg 90 is a 2-10-0 built in 1924 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. It originally pulled sugar beet trains for the Great Western Railroad to the company's mill in Loveland, Colorado. The Stras... (more)

A very unique railroad existed on Chicago's far south side. Owned by the H. Bairstow & Company, the approximately one mile long Indian Hill and Iron Range Railway served only one purpose. The rail... (more)

UP 3985 was one of the second versions of the Challenger. She was built in July, 1943 by ALCO and her design drew heavily on experience with the famous Big Boy locomotives. She has 69 inch drivers... (more)

B&OCT L4 0-8-0 777 with a short work train. This locomotive was clean and it looked like it was just shopped. Even the canvas storm curtains were clean. Note the unusual B&OCT name plate just abov... (more)

Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 Class H-1e 2862 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1940, one of five locomotives in the final order of Canadian Pacific Hudsons. They were built as oil burners fo... (more)

Illinois Central 2-8-2 1516 was built in 1918 as ICRR 1810. She had 63" drivers, 27 x 30 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 185 lbs, and could exert up to 54,583 lbs of tractive effort. She was on... (more)

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November, 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. It has 64 inch drivers, operates at 180 lbs of boiler pressure, ... (more)

The Southern Steam Special ran from Birmingham to Chattanooga, a distance of approximately 145 miles each way. Texas & Pacific Class I-1a 2-10-4 610 was the power for the trip, unassisted by diese... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 0-6-0 Class E-13 1156 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works to the USRA design. She had 51" drivers, 21 x 28 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 190 lbs, and could produce a... (more)

In 1987, the city of Tarpon Springs, Florida celebrated their centennial. CSX had recently received permission to abandon their line from Tarpon Springs to Dunedin, Florida, and as part of the cen... (more)