In 2027, the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway will celebrate its 200th anniversary. For almost 200 years, the railroad, in its ...

No. 1309 makes first 2026 trip. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad operates two days of winter excursions with ex-C&O 2-6-6-2.

The sizzle of frying potatoes and the scent of fresh coffee and grease. Gleaming chrome fixtures and brightly colored booths.

Complete Guide to Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Pennsylvania including things to do, where to sta ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

A book of mine featured on the History Channel concerns a revolutionary rescue bell lowered 240 feet to the ocean bottom off ...

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a “hinged” frame to help it get around curves.

Excerpts from The News Journal include plans for electric trains in 1926, a trooper weight-loss plan in 1976 and a 2,900-home proposal in 2000 ...

Whatever your scale or discipline in the hobby, odds are good that there was a new release that caught your eye and had you ...

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)’s T1 class is famous for many reasons: being enormous, being a duplex, possibly having beaten ...