Former Milwaukee Road cars form the rear of the Empire Builder on Jan. 23 on their way to Washington State for a special excursion. Justin Franz SEATTLE — It’s been 56 years since the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha rolled its last miles through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, but on Jan. 27 a “mini-Hiawatha” […]
Skookum, a 2-4-4-2 logging locomotive reunited with its tender for the first time in decades the week of Jan. 20 in Garibaldi, Ore. Rich Gitschlag GARIBALDI, Ore. — Another milestone has been reached in the long-awaited restoration of the famous Pacific Northwest Baldwin-built logging 2-4-4-2 Skookum. The unique 1909 locomotive was reunited with its tender […]
Denny Ansbach, one of the founders of the California State Railroad Museum, reflects on the inception of the museum. Learn about the role Ronald Reagan played in the creation of one of North America’s top railroad museums. See how the museum has stood the test of time. […]
Denny Ansbach, one of the founders of the California State Railroad Museum, reflects on the inception of the museum. Learn about the role Ronald Reagan played in the creation of one of North America’s top railroad museums. See how the museum has stood the test of time. […]
Catherine Taylor Bullock Museum AUSTIN, Texas — Catherine Taylor, director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum and a longtime leader at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, has died after a brief illness. A native of Texas, Taylor lived in California for most of her life. She earned a BA in history at […]
This former Pennsylvania Railroad E8 will soon be looking like an Illinois Central unit at Monticello Railway Museum. Steve Smedley MONTICELLO, ILL. — After 13 years of work by one member who made the restoration of an E8 his personal mission, the Monticello Railway Museum is on the verge of a breakthrough: an Illinois Central-painted […]
A GE-built 44-ton switching locomotive may be restored to original Great Northern colors in Maryland. David Tunison WALKERSVILLE, Md. — One of the earliest examples of General Electric’s popular 44-tonner switcher produced has been preserved by a private individual and moved to the Walkersville Southern Railroad. Jamie Haislip, an electrical contractor by trade who also […]
Stephen Lane is shown posing with his Tuscarora Valley combination baggage-coach car at Rockhill Furnace, Pa. The car is being stored there until it can find a more permanent home. Lawrence Biemiller, Friends of the East Broad Top ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. — While operations at the historic narrow-gauge East Broad Top Railroad in central Pennsylvania […]
While on vacation in Europe, David and his wife, Ingrid, spent an October weekend seaside on the West Somerset Ry., a 21-mile preserved line in southern England. They were there for the Fall Steam Gala and saw eight operating steam locomotives, many of which they share with you in this short video. To learn more […]
While on vacation in Europe, David and his wife, Ingrid, spent an October weekend seaside on the West Somerset Ry., a 21-mile preserved line in southern England. They were there for the Fall Steam Gala and saw eight operating steam locomotives, many of which they share with you in this short video. To learn more […]
The cab of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 awaiting restoration in July 2015. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — A lack of money is forcing the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to stop all work on restoring Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309. “A lot of our visitors have the idea that we should throw all of […]
A cosmetically restored Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2700 as it now appears in Dennison, Ohio. Jason Johnson Workers install boiler jacketing on C&O No. 2700. Jason Johnson DENNISON, Ohio — The first example of Chesapeake & Ohio’s fleet of 2-8-4s has been cosmetically restored by the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum. C&O No. 2700 was […]
