
Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’
Interesting that commuter railroads can find a demand for nostalgic bar car - and may introduce "cafe cars" - but Amtrak and its state partners don't see value in providing a cafe car for multi …
Trona Tunnel Motor Renumbering
I forget to mention when I posted a few recent photos of the 'new' SD60s on the Trona railway that it seems that someone has been getting a little nostalgic about the Tunnel Motors remaining …
Depot Friday : The Survivors of Albert Lea
Albert Lea, Minnesota was once home to three railroads: the Rock Island's Twin Cities to KC (Spine Line), the Milwaukee's branch from Ramsey to Jackson, MN and the M&St.L's …
WAG Running Late (#62): the Little Ranger!
Wonderful nostalgic stuff portraying the association of the railroad to small town life in America.
Steam & Excursion > Coal vs. Oil Smoke - Trainorders.com
The nostalgic whines about missing the smell of coal smoke is most certainly not a complaint of mine. I lived in southern Kansas and my town enjoyed the frequent sounds (and smoke) of the …
Steam in the Karavanke Mountains, Austria
The steam locomotive, designated Class 378, was equipped with a leading and trailing axle and four coupled wheel sets. 167 locomotives were purchased in Austria alone, with another 25 …
A couple of Dunsmuir Turntable memory's
Very nice nostalgic scenes. You are right Bob, In many towns in the west the railroad infrastructure removal/destruction is near complete. Only memories of past operations through …
Blue Train Cafe (Toyama, Japan)
Most visitors (according to various sources) visit there for the nostalgic atmosphere. It's like stepping into a time machine. I was the only one who acted like a train geek - other visitors …
ATSF passenger train at Chanute, KS
This snapshot photo shows a northbound ATSF Railway passenger train at Chanute, KS, in the late 1960s. I'm told by a relative that the train was No. 212, but I would like confirmation for …
CSX "Bright Future" Trial Scheme
I had completely forgotten about this until I ran across it when throwing out old photos the other day. This was a first attempt at the "Bright Future" scheme. Someone at Wayx …