This website’s purpose is take you, the casual visitor, on a journey back in time to experience what our great nation’s railroads once were, where they operated, the high quality passenger trains they once possessed, and the classic equipment they utilized.  The American railroads were once the crown jewel of the world with passenger trains capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph via four-track main lines, terminating at fabulous stations while long, heavy freights moved everything from merchandise to coal in powering the country’s mighty industrial complex.  There were many reasons for the industry’s decline but it largely all began with the passage of several Congressional acts at the turn of the 20th century.   These new pieces of legislation (specifically the Elkins Act of 1903, Hepburn Act of 1906, and Mann-Elkins Act of 1910) brought increased regulation and significantly expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission’s (ICC) power.