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6/4/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Jacob Jablonski
Dates:1/1/1900 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:Photos of steam engines I have collected over the years. None of these are my photos.
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Three Bridges, Three Railroads (But Its Older This Time)
Title:  Three Bridges, Three Railroads (But Its Older This Time)
Description:  The C&O, SAL, and SOU have all parked a train at the incredible triple stack crossing in Richmond Virginia for photographers. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  4/5/1900  Upload Date: 6/2/2025 11:28:50 AM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1504(0-6-0)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
The Last 4-4-0s
Title:  The Last 4-4-0s
Description:  One the Milwaukees last 4-4-0s stopped at a station for a promotional photo. Date and location approximate.
Photo Date:  5/20/1900  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 10:57:07 AM
Location:  Unknown, WI
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 1271(UNKNOWN)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
You dont have a membership!
Title:  You dont have a membership!
Description:  A MR&ST railroad pacific is on TRRA trackage at the St. Louis Union Station. The MR&ST was one of the few railroads without a TRRA membership to be allowed to run on their tracks, but for passenger service only. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  10/12/1912  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 9:17:44 AM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Three Bridges, Three Railroads
Title:  Three Bridges, Three Railroads
Description:  The C&O, SAL, and SOU have all parked a train at the incredible triple stack crossing in Richmond Virginia for photographers. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/17/1935  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 12:06:22 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  CO 433(4-6-2) SAL 267(4-8-2) SOU 1204(4-6-2)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
Mountain In The City
Title:  Mountain In The City
Description:  An L&N 4-8-2 "Mountain" idols at Louisville Union Station.
Photo Date:  4/4/1937  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 2:24:27 PM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 412(4-8-2)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
Hope You Arent Afraid Of Heights!
Title:  Hope You Arent Afraid Of Heights!
Description:  A Canadian Pacific passenger train heads over one of the Cisco Bridges while traveling on its way through the Rockies. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  4/5/1937  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:57:24 AM
Location:  Lytton, BC
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  27   Comments: 0
Off We Go!
Title:  Off We Go!
Description:  An L&N Pacific departs Louisville Union station while a switcher goes about its work.
Photo Date:  6/18/1937  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 2:17:05 PM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  LN 278(4-6-2)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
We Dont Have Much Time Left
Title:  We Dont Have Much Time Left
Description:  A group of L&N steam locomotives eye the new EMD E6 diesel. Its the first sign of their eventual retirement. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  9/7/1948  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 9:51:12 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  16   Comments: 0
On Wisconsin, In Illinois
Title:  On Wisconsin, In Illinois
Description:  One of the Milwaukee Roads streamliners, the On Wisconsin, is departing Madison on its way north with one of the classic class A 4-4-2s. The diesels had pushed them off the Hiawathas by now.
Photo Date:  12/3/1950  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 10:44:17 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  William Middleton
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  21   Comments: 0
Hippos On Horseshoe
Title:  Hippos On Horseshoe
Description:  A helper set made up of two PRR I1sa Decapod 2-10-0s makes its way over horseshoe curve to assist another freight. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  7/13/1957  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:20:24 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4477(2-10-0)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
N&W At Its Finest
Title:  N&W At Its Finest
Description:  An N&W 2-8-8-2 hauls a manifest freight with a long string of gondolas past a proudly standing CPL signal. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  3/4/1958  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:49:56 AM
Location:  Bluefield, WV
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NW 2176(2-8-8-2)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
Working On 604
Title:  Working On 604
Description:  N&W J 604 gets some work done at the Roanoke Shops
Photo Date:  5/6/1959  Upload Date: 6/3/2025 10:11:16 AM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NW 604(4-8-4)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
Working On 1232
Title:  Working On 1232
Description:  N&W 1232 is inspected at the Roanoke Shops.
Photo Date:  5/6/1959  Upload Date: 6/3/2025 10:16:09 AM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NW 1232(NW Type A 2-6-6-4)
Views:  12   Comments: 0
Not Famous Yet
Title:  Not Famous Yet
Description:  SP #9 is making a normal revenue freight run.
Photo Date:  5/6/1959  Upload Date: 6/3/2025 10:17:44 AM
Location:  Dolomite, CA
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9(4-6-0)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Reporting To Headquarters
Title:  Reporting To Headquarters
Description:  CN 6218 idols at Toronto Union Station, with CN's main headquarters visible right behind it. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/13/1967  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 12:17:00 PM
Location:  Toronto, ON
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  CN 6218(4-8-4)
Views:  21   Comments: 0
Not At The B&O Museum Yet
Title:  Not At The B&O Museum Yet
Description:  C&O 490 is well known for being preserved at the B&O railroad museum, but it was actually originally displayed in Huntington.
Photo Date:  4/17/1971  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 12:07:55 PM
Location:  Huntington, WV
Author:  John Corns
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  CO 490(4-6-4)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
Here Comes That Freedom Train
Title:  Here Comes That Freedom Train
Description:  AFT 4449 has been separated from its patriotic consist and is now on display at Denver Union Station. I have no idea how the SAL E unit on the left got here. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  10/3/1975  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 9:48:23 AM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Jacob Jablonski
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4) SCL 501(E6A)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
The Doubleheader Of The Century
Title:  The Doubleheader Of The Century
Description:  A postcard photo of the legendary 1975 doubleheader of UP 844 and AFT 4449 flying through the Nebraska plains.
Photo Date:  10/12/1975  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 1:18:01 PM
Location:  Brady, NE
Author:  James Watson
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4) SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
Basking In The Evening Sun
Title:  Basking In The Evening Sun
Description:  UP 844, then 8444, has just finished doubleheading with the AFT 4449 and is now cooling down in North Platte.
Photo Date:  10/12/1975  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 1:15:22 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  James Watson
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
My Grandpa And The Freedom Train
Title:  My Grandpa And The Freedom Train
Description:  No, my Grandpa did not take this photo, it is a postcard, but I is of the Freedom Train in South Bend, IN. He saw the train when it stopped there in 1976.
Photo Date:  7/15/1976  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 8:47:12 AM
Location:  South Bend, IN
Author:  Unkwown
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  AFT 1(4-8-4)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
Steaming In The Night
Title:  Steaming In The Night
Description:  C&NW 1385 simmers during a photographers event. Date and location approximate.
Photo Date:  8/8/1981  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 1:22:13 PM
Location:  Chicago (Tower A2), IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  CNW 1385(4-6-0)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
The Most Texan Locomotive
Title:  The Most Texan Locomotive
Description:  One of the very few ATSF locomotives to ever receive a livery that isnt black, Texas State Railroad 200, takes on water at the historic Rusk water tower before a day of excursions. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  8/23/1981  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:40:04 AM
Location:  Rusk, TX
Author:  Unkwown
Categories:  Roster,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  TSR 200(4-6-0)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
Excursion In A Storm
Title:  Excursion In A Storm
Description:  Tweetsie Railroad 14 slowly makes its way back to the station, they probably need to get this excursion over before the storm hits. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  4/21/1982  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 12:32:23 PM
Location:  Boone, NC
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  TRR 12(4-6-0)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
Not Stopping To Refuel
Title:  Not Stopping To Refuel
Description:  N&W 611 leads a Norfolk Southern Steam Program excursion under the Vickers coaling tower. The engine would return to this stop decades later when it was restored the second time.
Photo Date:  5/23/1983  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 11:17:53 AM
Location:  Vicker, VA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
That Number Seems Familiar...
Title:  That Number Seems Familiar...
Description:  The much less famous 5629 sits at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Funnily enough, one of this engines sisters was owned by Jensen. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1985  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:09:13 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CBQ 5629(4-8-4)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
The Living Legend In Denver
Title:  The Living Legend In Denver
Description:  UP 844 slowly pulls out of Denver Union Station, probably on its way back to Cheyenne. Its sad that UP 844 hasnt run since 2019, I thing what happened to 3985 will happen to it. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/5/1985  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 11:03:52 AM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
Climbing The Narrow Grade
Title:  Climbing The Narrow Grade
Description:  Durango And Silverton, former Rio Grande, 1983 climbs the grade with another loads of excited visitors. This photo was actually hanging on my wall for a number of years, but I briefly pulled it out recently to scan it. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  8/2/1986  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 9:25:03 AM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 481(2-8-2)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
BC Rail Royal Hudson
Title:  BC Rail Royal Hudson
Description:  BCOL, former CP, Royal Hudson #2860 impressively steams out of a tunnel somewhere in the British Columbia mountains. I put in Prince George for location, but Im not sure.
Photo Date:  1/1/1987  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 9:00:33 AM
Location:  Prince George, BC
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2860(4-6-4)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
Round The Bend
Title:  Round The Bend
Description:  Rio Grande 480 rounds a terrifying elevated curve far above the Animas Canyon.
Photo Date:  6/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 2:30:19 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 480(2-8-2)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Check Her Over
Title:  Check Her Over
Description:  Rio Grande 476 has just completed another run through the Animas Canyon and the crew are checking to see what they need to do before the next run. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 11:43:37 AM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  DRGW 476(2-8-2)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
Wheres the snow?
Title:  Wheres the snow?
Description:  D&RGW 487 is fully equipped for a run through some deep snowdrifts, but there is not frozen precipitation in sight. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 12:12:23 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
Climbing Along The River
Title:  Climbing Along The River
Description:  Durango And Silverton 473 hauls a tourist train along the Animas River as a photographer hangs out of the coach to capture the scene. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/6/1987  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:31:19 AM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 473(2-8-2)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
A Collection Of Many Sizes
Title:  A Collection Of Many Sizes
Description:  UP Big Boy 4012 is parked behind Bullard Company 2, showing the difference in size between Steamtowns largest and smallest engines. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/12/1989  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 9:56:57 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4012(4-8-8-4) BULLARD CO.(0-4-0T)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
Shay On The Devils Bridge
Title:  Shay On The Devils Bridge
Description:  This is about the least devilish thing I can think of, a nice relaxing train ride on a historic mining railroad with incredible scenery. I have got to visit the Georgetown Loop eventually. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  7/30/1990  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 11:09:53 AM
Location:  Georgetown, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  GLRX 14(Shay 3 Truck)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Leaking Steam
Title:  Leaking Steam
Description:  D&R 9 is blasting steam all over the freezing landscape on a wintertime tourist run.
Photo Date:  12/8/1994  Upload Date: 5/30/2025 1:12:00 PM
Location:  North Freedom, WI
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  DR 9(2-6-0)
Views:  13   Comments: 0


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