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The late 1980’s were a golden era for the operation of preserved steam locomotives. Both Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern had official steam programs, and the ranks of locomotives restored by volunteer groups was expanding.1905 built Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 #152 was returned to steam in 1985. The next spring, the bugs had been worked…
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Join Diverging Clear Productions for a look at a classic Norfolk & Western locomotive in action on one of the oldest tourist railroads in the United States.br>Former N&W 4-8-0 #475 was built by Baldwin in 1906. The class M 4-8-0s combined a larger boiler with similar running gear to the earlier class W 2-8-0s, resulting…
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Pullman predated the Civil War, and became THE name in first class rail travel through the golden age of railroads. Pullman operated the sleeping car service on all the great name trains from the 20th Century Limited to the Super Chief; the Broadway Limited to the Panama Limited. But with the formation of Amtrak in…
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When you think of all of the steam locomotives that were built in the U.S., the ranks of survivors are thin; even more so for operable examples. So what would the odds be that a one-of-a-kind locomotive built for a small logging operation not only survive, but operate in the Twenty-First Century? Not good. But…
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The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad has joined the ranks of tourist railroads operating steam power over former Denver & Rio Grande Western in southern Colorado. Unlike the more established operations that run on the former Rio Grande narrow gauge lines, the Rio Grande Scenic runs standard gauge trains.br>Based in Alamosa, Colorado, trains run over La…
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1862 was a year of highs and lows in American history. The country was in the middle of a civil war, and one of the bloodiest battles of that war took place in April at Shiloh, Tennessee; near the Mississippi border. That same year, a stroke of President Abraham Lincoln’s pen created the Union Pacific Railroad as one of two companies to build the first transcontinental railroad.
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Come along as we visit six operating steam locomotives and an operating locomotive crane. Locomotives vary in size from a 2-8-0 to a 4-8-8-4. Our show starts on the Iowa Interstate as 2-10-2 #6988 makes a visit to Illinois to pull a series of trips to benefit first responders. The weather varied from sunny to…
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The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum held its annual Rail Fest the weekend of September 7th and 8th, 2013. As part of the festivities, restored Southern Railway 2-8-0 #630 took to the former Southern line to Knoxville with a series of round trips to Cleveland, Tennessee. The four 42 mile round trips featured the locomotive running…
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Crawford Hill is well known as the toughest railroad grade in the state of Nebraska. Located on the Butte Subdivision, the route over Crawford Hill was once a quiet backwater of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system. Today, it is a heavy duty piece of railroad. Beginning in the early 70s, the line became one…
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We look back at St. Louis & San Francisco 4-8-2 #1522 on the mainline with freight cars in tow in 1991 and 1992. The first segment covers a pair of break-in runs in October, 1991. The locomotive suffered a mechanical failure in 1990 when the axle bearings on the pilot truck overheated. Attempts to repair…
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Crawford Hill is well known as the toughest railroad grade in the state of Nebraska. Located on the Butte Subdivision, the route over Crawford Hill was once a quiet backwater of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system. Today, it is a heavy duty piece of railroad. Beginning in the early 70s, the line became one…
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Come along for a look at the only steam locomotive never retired by a Class I railroad in the U.S., Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844. Our program begins with a look at vintage Union Pacific passenger power, and the 800 series 4-8-4s in their prime in the forties and fifties. Following steam’s retirement, the very last…
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August on the Durango and Silverton Railroad means Railfest, a special time in late summer that features historic railroad equipment like the Galloping Goose and the Eureka and Palisade steam locomotive #4, circa 1875.