Explore 12 famous railroad locations across the U.S.! Railroad Places features stories covering 16 railroads including Southern Pacific, Rio Grande, Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio, New Haven, and more. Plus, each story features at least one related map with a total of 17 maps.
People, places, and trains
Railroad Places • CLASSIC TRAINS SPECIAL EDITION NO. 34 2024
WISHRAM, WASHINGTON 1969 • Spokane, Portland & Seattle division point
SP&S Motive Power: “No More Hand-Me-Downs”
WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON 1968 • Twilight of a former interurban in produce country
CASTLE GATE, UTAH 1963 • Rio Grande vs. the Utah Mountains
BEAUMONT HILL, CALIFORNIA 1950s • A both-ways helper district on the Southern Pacific in the 1950s
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 1955 • The heart of the Frisco
BELLVUE, OHIO 1955 • A terminal a the heart of the Nickel Plate Road
NORTHUMBERLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 1950s • Out-of-the-way shop was last stop for Pennsy’s mechanical curiosities
SAND PATCH, PENNSYLVANIA 1966 • B&O’s fabled Allegheny battleground
CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND 1973 • Underdogs really are better
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE/VIRGINIA 1950s • Two states, two railroads, one city
MAYBROOK, NEW YORK 1950s • One yard, six railroads, cars by the thousands: the Northeast’s melting pot
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT 1980 • Big action for a mighty small town