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Southern Railway No. 4501 returns in classic green

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced that former Southern Railway No. 4501 will return from its annual inspection wearing the railroad’s classic passenger green paint ...
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Trains Photo Contest 2026: The Unexpected

The 2026 contest theme is: The Unexpected Trains Magazine and the National Railway Historical Society are teaming up again to ...
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One of the world's biggest locomotives was as long as a Boeing 747 and was powered by a coal-burning turbine that ate itself

The Union Pacific Railroad used to be obsessed with power. The railroad spent decades searching for and developing one locomotive to rule them all. This search resulted in icons like the Big Boy and ...