NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) revealed a major cosmetic change to historic steam locomotive no. 765 on Friday. In a move to honor its unique history and ...
It isn’t much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the “poster child” of the Super Power era ...
In 2004, the Pere Marquette became the “North Pole Express” as “The Polar Express” hit theaters across the country, following ...
A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety event at Union Station. The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society will be delivering ...
Jerry Jacobson was a young boy in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, living near the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, when he first fell in love with steam trains. Fast forward more than 50 years, and dozens of objects ...
THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENERGY STORY: How These Locomotives Used Energy and What Was Done to Make Them More Efficient. By Walter Simpson. The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc. Hardcover, 144 ...
Seeing Jon C. Lakey’s extraordinary photo in Monday’s Post reminded me of a funny story from the newspaper’s past about steam locomotives. Jon’s photo has to be the best among the hundreds of images ...
In 1994 an outdoor model railroad club formed in Durango named the San Juan Large Scalers. Many of the members retired to ...
It’s springtime, and train rides are coming back to Jamestown just in time to celebrate the Sierra Railway’s 125 years in the Mother Lode. And now an 87-ton piece of local railroad history, Steam ...
BE A PRIVATE EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 67 YEAR STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. 2926 IS MAKING TRACKS AND GOING PLACES TODAY FROM ITS HOME YARD ON EIGHTH STREET TO A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT A BREWPUB A MILE AND A ...
Downtown Raleigh harbors many secrets and hidden relics from the city's past. We walk past many of these pieces of hidden history each day without even realizing their importance. Tucked away behind a ...
In this 2017 file photo, a miniature steam locomotive is on display at the Frisco Heritage Museum. The Allen City Council recently approved moving an actual steam locomotive to the Allen Heritage ...