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Trackside Classic Archive
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Trackside Classic: Pennsylvania RR GG1 #4935
Posted on November 15, 2020 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/31/13) The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive can lay claim to a number of “firsts”, one of which was that it was the longest lasting locomotive in […] -
Trackside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury – Cognitive Dissonance
Posted on October 19, 2020 | 39 CommentsAccording to Psychology Today, “cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other,” and one need not have a degree […] -
Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsBritain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […] -
Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU
Posted on August 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsI’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […] -
Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways Metro Cammell ‘Blue Pullman’ – Another Forgotten Pioneer
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 17 CommentsThis poster dates from 1960. It depicts the Peak District of northern England, an area of moors and limestone – a vital lung for Sheffield and Manchester, and from 1951 […] -
CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsEvery once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […] -
Trackside Classic News: The InterCity 125 Retires in Style
Posted on December 22, 2019 | 12 CommentsBritish Rail’s InterCity 125, the famous High Speed Train, has finally, after just 41 years, retired from mainline high speed service, with final scheduled journeys on the East Coast Main […] -
Trackside Classic: 1962 British Railways / Brush Class 47 – From InterCity to Merry Go Round to International Rescue
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 13 CommentsThe history of British diesel locomotives is complex – or messy, if you prefer. We had too many experimental designs that failed; some wonderful albeit flawed exotica but also some […] -
TQOTD – Which Historic Livery Would You like to See Again?
Posted on October 23, 2019 | 81 CommentsSeeing this beauty sweep past the bottom of the garden the other day made me wonder about what other historic liveries would bring a smile to a Curbivore. -
CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – Taking A Land Yacht To An Autocross
Posted on September 27, 2019 | 11 CommentsThe enthusiast community surrounding the Mercedes W126 S-Class is a remarkable one. These old Mercedes’ were sold all over the world and as such, the owners come from all over […] -
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […] -
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1
Posted on June 25, 2019 | 16 CommentsThere’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […] -
Trackside Classic: 1941 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 – Amazing Things Happen in Wyoming
Posted on May 10, 2019 | 32 CommentsIn 2014, we reported how Union Pacific had reacquired one of the eight surviving ALCO built ‘Big Boys’ – the world’s largest steam locomotives – from a museum in California, […] -
Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America
Posted on April 21, 2019 | 27 CommentsGreat trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […]
![Trackside Classic: Pennsylvania RR GG1 #4935 (first posted 5/31/13) The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive can lay claim to a number of “firsts”, one of which was that it was the longest lasting locomotive in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/01-GG1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury – Cognitive Dissonance According to Psychology Today, “cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other,” and one need not have a degree […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/111_0444a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires Britain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU I’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-1-e1596936633244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways Metro Cammell ‘Blue Pullman’ – Another Forgotten Pioneer This poster dates from 1960. It depicts the Peak District of northern England, an area of moors and limestone – a vital lung for Sheffield and Manchester, and from 1951 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/01-474.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto Every once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bingham-Loop-Oct-1965-1-e1580091267163.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades Last week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic News: The InterCity 125 Retires in Style British Rail’s InterCity 125, the famous High Speed Train, has finally, after just 41 years, retired from mainline high speed service, with final scheduled journeys on the East Coast Main […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/P1100049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1962 British Railways / Brush Class 47 – From InterCity to Merry Go Round to International Rescue The history of British diesel locomotives is complex – or messy, if you prefer. We had too many experimental designs that failed; some wonderful albeit flawed exotica but also some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/06-nhtg03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – Taking A Land Yacht To An Autocross The enthusiast community surrounding the Mercedes W126 S-Class is a remarkable one. These old Mercedes’ were sold all over the world and as such, the owners come from all over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/100_4348-e1569551549478.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2 After spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190526_085706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1 There’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/P5250442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1941 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 – Amazing Things Happen in Wyoming In 2014, we reported how Union Pacific had reacquired one of the eight surviving ALCO built ‘Big Boys’ – the world’s largest steam locomotives – from a museum in California, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/01-IMG_2564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America Great trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/01-fogg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


