Famous Angles
Just outside Altoona is the most famous of them all
Horseshoe Curve
Railroad crossing signs are typically oriented in this alphabetic shape
X
The first of the 4-8-4s was built for this road, which gave the class its name
Northern Pacific
The car once used by presidents was named after this global explorer
Ferdinand Magellan
Bankruptcy Blue
Rock Island
This Maryland bend is dubbed after the owners of the farm it encircles
Helmstetter's Curve
The most common locomotive wheel arrangement notation system
Whyte System
The 4-8-4 hauled excursions of a literary road were best known by this name
Iron Horse Rambles
Beebe & Clegg's ex-Pullman gem shared the same name as their Nevada residence
Virginia City
Great Northern
Don't get your digits in a knot on this narrow gauge roundabout
This parental railroad appeared on the scene in 1901, although it had earlier antecedants
Maryland & Pennsylvania
New York Central wasn't the only road to call them Niagaras
Nacionales de Mexico
The main organization representing Private Car owners
Jenks Blue
Missouri Pacific
Big Ten Curve
The 2-4-2 type is sometimes given this name, thanks to one of its kind showing at an 1893 shindig
Columbian
Totaling a fleet of 155, this road had the highest quantity of Northerns
Canadian National
Double Jeopardy
A mini North Coast Limited is being recreated by this spidery PV owner
Focal Orange
Pennsylvania
Up on Cajon is this curve, named after the photographer that made it famous
Sullivan's Curve
Famous for its prism refracting light, this classic album debuted in 1973
This road's 2900 series is generally considered to be the largest of the type
Santa Fe
The car "Edna III" was reputedly owned by this gleeful comedian
Jackie Gleason
Enchantment Blue
Chesapeake & Ohio