CORRY, Pa. — A fund-raising effort to return a narrow-gauge Class A Climax locomotive used in Alaska during the gold rush to the place where it was built is nearing completion. The Corry Railroad and Industrial Leads Society is raising $75,000 to purchase, transport and restore the wood-framed locomotive — one of only two Class […]
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Conway Scenic names steam locomotive for founder NEWSWIRE
Conway Scenic’s Dave Swirk with founder Dwight Smith and longtime employee George Small standing in front of 7470 after it was named for Dwight. Brian Solomon NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — On the Sunday, the 45th anniversary of Conway Scenic Railroad’s first revenue run, the railroad named steam locomotive No. 7470 after founder Dwight Smith. Conway […]
When Big Boy is on the move, people and dollars follow NEWSWIRE
Crowds swamp Big Boy while on display at West Chicago Sunday morning. Trains: Jim Wrinn ADAMS, Wis. — In the heyday of the streamliner, the City of Adams was known as the meeting point of the Chicago & North Western’s “400” speedliners as they streaked between Chicago and Twin Cities in 400 minutes. Long a […]
Big Boy display in West Chicago drew 45,000, UP says NEWSWIRE
Huge crowds greeted UP’s Big Boy when it arrived in West Chicago on July 26, and continued turning out for its three days of display in the city. TRAINS: David Lassen WEST CHICAGO, Ill. — An estimated 45,000 people visited Union Pacific’s Big Boy during its three days on display in West Chicago, a Union […]
AT&SF No. 2926 steams up! NEWSWIRE
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 was steamed up on July 29 to gain experience with how a 2900 boiler does its job. On hand for the event was Matt Casford who works for BNSF Railway in Texas and is an engineer on AT&SF 4-8-4 No. 3751, which is owned […]
C&O 2716 restoration effort gets several boosts NEWSWIRE
At long last, 2716 arrives in Ravenna, Ky. following a three-day trip from the Kentucky Railway Museum. Chris Anderson RAVENNA, Ky. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 has arrived in Ravenna, Ky. The three-day move of the 2-8-4 “Kanawha” from Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Ky. to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp.’s headquarters in Ravenna was […]
Big Boy’s Great Midwest Tour: March to Chicago NEWSWIRE
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s triumphant tour across the Midwest. In this video, see Big Boy run down Union Pacific tracks to Chicago in late July 2019. […]
Rochelle to offer shuttle-bus service for Big Boy visit NEWSWIRE
Huge crowds turned out on Friday, July 26, for Big Boy No. 4014’s arrival in West Chicago, Ill. When the locomotive visits Rochelle, Ill., on Tuesday, the city will offer free shuttle bus service to its railroad park. TRAINS: David Lassen ROCHELLE, Ill. — If you’re planning to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy during its […]
C&O 2716: Half way home NEWSWIRE
Clinchfield Railroad No. 800 blasts through Shepherdsville, Ky. at 40 mph during the move of C&O 2716 on Friday. Chris Anderson FRANKFORT, Ky. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 “Kanawha” steam locomotive No. 2716 is more than halfway to its new home at Ravenna, Ky., and followers of the move still have several events surrounding the […]
MTH Southern Pacific GS-4 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive
Bill Zuback Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Dr. Columbia, MD 21046-1532 www.mthtrains.com Price: $1,199.95 Era: 1941 to 2002 (varies with scheme) Road names: Southern Pacific (Daylight scheme with large or small lettering on tender in two road numbers each and black), American Freedom Train, BNSF Ry., and Western Pacific. One number per scheme […]
Big Boy 4014 makes tracks for the Windy City NEWSWIRE
A spectator frames his shot through Whitnall Avenue fence in south suburban St. Francis. Brian Schmidt MILWAUKEE – Steam locomotive fans came out in droves to see Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 in southeast Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday. The locomotive traveled over the Adams Subdivision on Thursday, arriving at Butler Yard in […]
Maine Narrow Gauge equipment moves in progress NEWSWIRE
ALNA, Maine — Shipments of equipment from the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum have arrived at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum’s Sheepscot campus, over the past two weeks, moved by truck from Portland and unloaded via a recently built ramp track. First to arrive were Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad “Rangeley,” […]
