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Curbside Classics Archives
Trackside Classic Archive
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![Britain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/st-pancras-roof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival")
Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 30 CommentsBritain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […] -
![The Willamette and Pacific is part of a group of short lines controlled by the Portland and Pacific, operating on various branch lines of the former Class 1 railroads in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CC-132-221.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic Video: Willamette & Pacific Short Local With Caboose – The Full-Scale Toy Train")
Trackside Classic Video: Willamette & Pacific Short Local With Caboose – The Full-Scale Toy Train
Posted on September 11, 2018 | 20 CommentsThe Willamette and Pacific is part of a group of short lines controlled by the Portland and Pacific, operating on various branch lines of the former Class 1 railroads in […] -
![Wakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/02-shefield.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer")
Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 36 CommentsWakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […] -
![The Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/r12-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung")
Trackside Classic: Run What You Brung
Posted on August 18, 2018 | 23 CommentsThe Renault R12 has been covered here a few times, both in its original French version as well as Dacia and Latin American variants. But did you know that at […] -
![CC has already met the replica Peppercorn A1 Pacific no 60163 ‘Tornado’. But on 14 February she did something special, which I think merits an encore – she became the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16711953_1313649115340826_5973756471385732197_n.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Outtake: The 0825 Appleby – Skipton Makes History")
Trackside Outtake: The 0825 Appleby – Skipton Makes History
Posted on February 16, 2017 | 17 CommentsCC has already met the replica Peppercorn A1 Pacific no 60163 ‘Tornado’. But on 14 February she did something special, which I think merits an encore – she became the […] -
![We usually think of the Southern Railway as little more than a huge fleet of electric multiple units scuttling around London and south east England – impressive, but not exciting. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/25-golder-arrow-painting.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1941-46 Southern Railway Merchant Navy and West Country / Battle of Britain Class Pacifics – Wartime Ambition, Peacetime Reality")
Trackside Classic: 1941-46 Southern Railway Merchant Navy and West Country / Battle of Britain Class Pacifics – Wartime Ambition, Peacetime Reality
Posted on December 13, 2016 | 23 CommentsWe usually think of the Southern Railway as little more than a huge fleet of electric multiple units scuttling around London and south east England – impressive, but not exciting. […] -
![Those of you who have been reading CC for a while may remember my brief fling with a 2013 VW Beetle TDi Convertible, which was succeeded by a 2015 Honda […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/panteralhfront.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: 1972 Pantera + 1988 Fiero + 2015 Fit (Jazz) – Eclectic Entrants at AutoX")
Trackside Classics: 1972 Pantera + 1988 Fiero + 2015 Fit (Jazz) – Eclectic Entrants at AutoX
Posted on June 15, 2016 | 39 CommentsThose of you who have been reading CC for a while may remember my brief fling with a 2013 VW Beetle TDi Convertible, which was succeeded by a 2015 Honda […] -
![Back in September 2014, I returned to one of my more favorite classic-car racing venues, the lovely Salzburgring racetrack (wanna guess near which city is it situated?). Granted, I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/P9078202.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Grass-side Classics: Outside and Inside an Austrian Racetrack")
Grass-side Classics: Outside and Inside an Austrian Racetrack
Posted on April 7, 2016 | 15 CommentsBack in September 2014, I returned to one of my more favorite classic-car racing venues, the lovely Salzburgring racetrack (wanna guess near which city is it situated?). Granted, I have […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2012) Germany’s definitive high-speed diesel locomotive, the V200, appeared in 1953, three years after the black-over-red VW Samba. Coincidence? It was a bit better powered than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/V200-009.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1953 Krauss-Maffai V200 Locomotive – The VW Bus’ 2200 HP Big Brother – And It Had Four Mechanical Gears Too")
Trackside Classic: 1953 Krauss-Maffai V200 Locomotive – The VW Bus’ 2200 HP Big Brother – And It Had Four Mechanical Gears Too
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 35 Comments(first posted 6/26/2012) Germany’s definitive high-speed diesel locomotive, the V200, appeared in 1953, three years after the black-over-red VW Samba. Coincidence? It was a bit better powered than the […] -
![As I sit here in my kitchen, with the window open on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in February (I love Southern California!), I hear the occasional whistle of a steam […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-14-09.50.19-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1907 Baldwin")
Trackside Classic: 1907 Baldwin
Posted on February 16, 2015 | 31 CommentsAs I sit here in my kitchen, with the window open on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in February (I love Southern California!), I hear the occasional whistle of a steam […] -
![(originally posted 12/28/11) The joys of modern technology and You Tube! I’ve always wanted to ride in the cab of a train, and what better ride to do it (virtually) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Hoth.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ride In The Locomotive Cab On A 7.5 Hour Scenic Trip Over The Mountains Across Norway")
Ride In The Locomotive Cab On A 7.5 Hour Scenic Trip Over The Mountains Across Norway
Posted on November 23, 2014 | 18 Comments(originally posted 12/28/11) The joys of modern technology and You Tube! I’ve always wanted to ride in the cab of a train, and what better ride to do it (virtually) […] -
![During one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_2476.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited")
Railroad And Museum Classics: The St. Louis Museum Of Transportation, Revisited
Posted on June 20, 2014 | 43 CommentsDuring one of my recent and seemingly frequent trips to the St. Louis area, my child and I stopped by the St. Louis Museum of Transportation to while away some […] -
![How many times have you heard the expression “pulls like a train” when referring to a powerful car? Here are two examples of just that, one from North America which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Mallard-in-york.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Big Boy 4014 or Mallard: Your Call")
Trackside Classic: Big Boy 4014 or Mallard: Your Call
Posted on February 23, 2014 | 24 CommentsHow many times have you heard the expression “pulls like a train” when referring to a powerful car? Here are two examples of just that, one from North America which […] -
![While heading back to Colorado from Glacier National Park a few years ago, we stumbled through Harlowton and were quite surprised to see this locomotive parked literally at the curbside. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/E57Bsign.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: The Last Milwaukee Road Electric Locomotive")
Trackside Classic: The Last Milwaukee Road Electric Locomotive
Posted on January 8, 2014 | 44 CommentsWhile heading back to Colorado from Glacier National Park a few years ago, we stumbled through Harlowton and were quite surprised to see this locomotive parked literally at the curbside. […] -
![Labor Day weekend was a major car show weekend for me. Friday, right after work, I headed out to Iowa City to meet up with my Uncle Dave, cousin Sara […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Labor-Day-Weekend-2013-261-800x533-e1378584586690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Wandering Around Fort Madison: Pens, Trains And Automobiles")
Wandering Around Fort Madison: Pens, Trains And Automobiles
Posted on September 30, 2013 | 20 CommentsLabor Day weekend was a major car show weekend for me. Friday, right after work, I headed out to Iowa City to meet up with my Uncle Dave, cousin Sara […]
