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The 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive

It isn’t much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the “poster child” of the Super Power era of steam locomotives. “Berkshire,” “Kanawha,” “Big Emma” — regardless of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

New York’s Grand Central Terminal Helped Provide the Blueprint for American Cities. It Happened by Accident

A train wreck that caused the death of more than a dozen commuters near the turn of the 20th century was the impetus behind a monumental project that changed the urban landscape By Michelle Stacey ...
The New York Times

Locomotive 4207, on the Rails for 60 Years and Still Hauling Commuters

New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service. New Jersey Transit’s GP40 diesel engines, also known ...
insider.si.edu

New York Central System diesel locomotives / by William D. Edson, with H.L. Vail, Jr. and C.M. Smith

At head of title: New York Central System. Illustrated lining papers. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full ...