Ed Gerlits Jim Wrinn POMONA, Calif. — Ed Gerlits, a well-known Denver-area railroad enthusiast, former Colorado tourist railroad owner, and the man who just last month welcomed scores of visitors to witness Union Pacific move Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, has died. He was 79. Gerlits, the long-time mentor […]
Two Norfolk Southern GE ponies, with Union Pacific train Z-CHEM in tow, gallop out of North Lake, Wis., on their journey to Minneapolis, Minn. The Triple Crown train is one of the few that operates off NS rails. Photo by Matt Krause […]
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Railroad entrepreneur R.J. Corman left an estate worth more than $270 million, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Corman died Aug. 23 at age 58 of blood cancer. R.J. Corman Railroad Group LLC, the umbrella corporation for many of the company divisions, represents the majority of the estate. Its estimated value is $226.7 million, […]
An Amtrak San Joaquin train arrives at Emeryville, Calif., as the afternoon rush comes into full swing on Aug. 27, 2013. Photo by Michael S. Murray […]
West Side Lumber No. 12 West Side Lumber No. 8 Georgetown Loop No. 40 GOLDEN, Colo. — One of the largest and most extensive collections of historic narrow gauge equipment in the West is up for sale. Lindsey and Rosa Ashby, the operators of the Georgetown Loop narrow gauge railroad out of Georgetown, Colo., from […]
Oct. 7, 1997, was a perfect day to witness Conrail’s Office Car Special rolling east through the Berkshires on the Boston & Albany line at Bancroft, Mass. Photo by Robert Jordan […]
[…]
[…]
FULL SCREEN Brian Buchanan A Canadian National steam excursion train, led by CN 4-8-2 No. 6060 makes its way to Spadina Avenue engine facilities in Toronto on July 27, 1977. FULL SCREEN Brian Buchanan Three diesels rest outside the Spadina Avenue engine facilities in Toronto on July 27, 1977. FULL SCREEN Brian Buchanan Canadian National […]
Join Trains’ Editor Jim Wrinn on a three-day adventure watching Union Pacific Big Boy-type No. 4014 take its first baby steps toward restoration in Pomona, Calif. Jim’s three-minute time lapse video documents the painstaking work of Union Pacific’s heritage department in hand-laying track and carefully towing the giant 4-8-8-4 locomotive in sweltering early autumn weather. […]
Join Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney on a guided tour of Big Boy No. 4014 – from the firebox! Narration provided by Union Pacific’s senior manager of heritage operations, Ed Dickens Jr. […]
[…]
