Category: American Preservation

The Fast Flying Virginian, or F.F.V., was the C&O’s first named train dating back to the 19th century. It remained the flagship until eclipsed by […]

The Maine Central Railroad has been serving its home state for 150 years. Today, it is still on paper albeit owned by Pan Am Railways.

The GP59 and GP60 were cataloged during the 1980s sporting EMD’s latest prime mover, the 710. It was the last four-axle road-switcher the builder ever […]

The GP50 was a late model, and powerful Geep cataloged during the 1980s that saw few sales as railroads turned away from four-axle road-switchers.

The Elk River Railroad is a short line located in central-West Virginia running over the B&O’s former Coal & Coke Branch. It has been in […]

A history of the State Of Maine Express, operated by the B&M/New Haven serving New York and Portland, Maine.

The roundhouse was once an important building for railroads allowing for the maintenance of locomotives. However, as terminals became further apart and turntables obsolete it […]

The E series was EMD’s successful line of passenger diesels which spanned nearly 30 years of production from the 1930s to 1960s.

The Montrealer and Washingtonian were named trains serving the same route in opposite directions connecting their respective cities, operated by the PRR, B&M, New Haven, […]

Washington railroads’ earliest history began with the Cascade Portage Railway of 1851. Over the years the state has had an interesting mix of operations from […]