New East Broad Top Railroad GM Brad Esposito Dan Cupper ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. — Brad Esposito has worked for the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad for 20 years, and has been a member of the Friends of the East Broad Top for just as long. Now, he’s combining those extensive track records to become the […]
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Doyle McCormack will speak as part of the “Legends of Steam” series in Bellevue, Ohio. Justin Franz BELLEVUE, Ohio — Doyle McCormack, whose list of rail restoration projects includes the revival of Southern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 4449, will share his experiences on the Nickel Plate Road during an event at the Mad River & NKP […]
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DURANGO, Colo. — Just days after releasing a newly restored K-37 2-8-2 locomotive that has been converted to burn oil instead of coal, shop crews at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad are starting to convert another 3-foot gauge steam locomotive. On Jan. 24, the D&SNG fired up No. 493, one of the largest […]
Rio Grande Southern No. 20, its restoration continuing, shares the roundhouse with operational Rio Grande 2-8-2 No. 491 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in June 2019. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn GOLDEN, Colo. — After more than a decade of work, officials with the Colorado Railroad Museum say that the restoration of Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 No. […]
Privately-owned 4-4-0 Eureka from Nevada will guest star at Cumbres & Toltec’s 50th anniversary celebration. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHAMA, N.M. — Four narrow gauge locomotives built in the 19th century will take center stage at the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad this August for what will likely be one of the highlights of the year […]
DURANGO, Colo. — The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has completed the restoration of a K-37 2-8-2, the largest type of locomotive to ever run on the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s famed narrow gauge route. On Jan. 24, D&SNG crews fired up No. 493 after an extensive restoration that saw it converted from […]
Bill Zuback Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 East Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 bachmanntrains.com Price: $399 Era: 1949 to present Paint schemes: With sound and moving eyes: Percy the Small Engine and Thomas the Tank Engine ($399 each). With moving eyes only: Emily ($429), James the Red Engine ($389), Percy the Small Engine ($319), Thomas the […]
N&W 2156 rests with N&W Class J 611 and Class A 1218 at Roanoke, Va,, in May 2015, soon after its delivery to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Trains: Jim Wrinn ROANOKE, Va. — Museum officials are discussing the future of Roanoke-built Norfolk & Wester Y6a steam locomotive No. 2156 as the end of its […]
FULL SCREEN Brian Solomon Two-foot gauge steam locomotives are the stars in Sheepscot, Maine, in January 2020, for a reunion of steam locomotives on the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Maine. FULL SCREEN Brian Solomon Two-foot gauge steam locomotives are the stars in Sheepscot, Maine, in January 2020, for a reunion of steam […]
Railroad Passenger Car Alliance members arrive at the AT&SF 2926 restoration site in Albuquerque, N.M. Thomas Scalf AT&SF No. 2926 restoration crew used compressed air to do a blowdown after a recent steam up. Thomas Scalf Albuquerque, N.M. — Railroad Passenger Car Alliance members held their annual conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Jan. 16-20. Topics included […]
