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What Once Was
Life has changed in many ways over the years. Where great iron horses once roamed, only the memories remain.
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Photo ID: 389693

A battle-worn 4-12-2 is seen speeding eastbound between Fremont and Omaha with the 91 cars of extra 9506.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-12-2
Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Locomotive #: 9506
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 1949


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By: Bruce Wilson

Added: Feb 16, 2012

Views: 10,430
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Photo ID: 389425

#108 is still under steam in this 1955 view, as railfans have free reign to wander about recording photos. LIRR Class H10 was built by Baldwin in 1915 and was one of 19 acquired from the PRR betwe... (more)

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 108
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 13, 2012

Views: 9,842
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Favorited: 36
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Photo ID: 389424

Modern power mixes with steam in this 1955 view at Morris Park engine terminal.

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: FM CPA24-5
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 2402
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 13, 2012

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Favorited: 50
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Photo ID: 389277

Just how many fans will fit into the cab of a 4-6-0? LIRR #28 will attempt to answer that question as it prepares for an excursion. LIRR Class G5s.

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 28
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 11, 2012

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Photo ID: 389276

#28 goes for a spin on the Morris Pk. turntable to the delight of fans, young and old, gathered for the occasion. Who knows, perhaps that youngster is a railpictures.net contributor in the 21st C... (more)

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 28
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 11, 2012

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Photo ID: 389240

The era of steam on the Long Island was nearing an end and it was occasion to invite railfans including John and his railfan companion Bill Rosenberg onto the property. Engine #28 goes for a spin... (more)

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 28
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 11, 2012

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Photo ID: 389239

As the Long Island neared the end of their steam era, fans were invited to the Morris Park enginehouse. LIRR Class G5s.

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Jamaica, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LIRR 28
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: April 23, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 11, 2012

Views: 9,654
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Photo ID: 388528

By the late 1950s, there were just two places in the United States that still featured big-time steam operations: The Norfolk & Western in the Appalachias, and Union Pacific in Wyoming. Cheyenne ... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October, 1958


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By: Craig Walker Collection

Added: Feb 02, 2012

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Photo ID: 367958

Union Pacific 4-12-2 9514, Class UP-5, was built by ALCO in 1930, one of eighty-eight locomotives. As built, she was numbered 9077, later re-numbered to 9514. These three-cylinder locomotives had... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: 4-12-2
Location: Hammett, Idaho, USA
Locomotive #: 9514
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 14, 1948


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Jul 07, 2011

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Photo ID: 363447

A mail train draws a steam assignment on this September day.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 843
Train ID: mail
Photo Date: September 05, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 15, 2011

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Photo ID: 363135

John is pleased that a few of his scenes like this are displayed in the Cheyenne Depot Museum honoring the contribution made by railroad employee/citizens of Cheyenne. If you are nearby, stop by.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 0-6-0
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4466
Train ID: shop switch
Photo Date: September 04, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 12, 2011

Views: 11,185
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Photo ID: 363133

Every model railroad should have at least one of these..

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 0-6-0
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4466
Train ID: shop switch
Photo Date: September 04, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 12, 2011

Views: 6,881
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Photo ID: 363050

The shop switch, 0-6-0 #4466, makes a move with a gas-turbine on the table. 4466 was one of 30 such engines that arrived on UP property in 1920 (source: Utahrails.net)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE GTEL
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 60
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: September 04, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 11, 2011

Views: 18,674
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Photo ID: 362986

A face in the crowd

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3966
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: September 04, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 10, 2011

Views: 8,776
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Photo ID: 362862

Challenger action in the yard at Cheyenne

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-6-4
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Locomotive #: UP 3996
Train ID: manifest
Photo Date: September 05, 1957


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: May 09, 2011

Views: 10,559
Comments: 1

Favorited: 51
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