No. 844 will join No. 4014, shown at Pomona, Calif., in 2013, on its inaugural run. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — When Union Pacific’s westbound steam doubleheader leaves Cheyenne on May 4 in the inaugural run of Big Boy No. 4014, the 4-8-8-4 will lead 4-8-4 No. 844, a UP spokeswoman tells Trains News […]
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Carson & Colorado Railway are working together to repair Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18 after it blew a cylinder during an excursion earlier this month. On Tuesday, the railroads announced that while they are confident the locomotive […]
Will No. 4014, No. 844, or diesel power a July 15 excursion from Omaha, Neb., to Boone, Iowa? Trains: Jim Wrinn OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will operate an excursion from its headquarters city of Omaha, Neb., to Boone, Iowa, traveling across the famous Kate Shelley Bridge on July 15, the UP Museum confirmed Monday. […]
Follow Charlie Conway, as he visits the UK to see fellow MRVP Contributing Editor Kathy Millatt. Chas arrived just in time to capture Kathy on the set of the popular British TV show, The Great Model Railway Challenge! Catch exclusive behind the scene views of the set and the astonishing sights at the hosting Fawley […]
The Lincoln Funeral Train debuts April 22 and 23 in Pennsylvania. Dan Cupper ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — The steam-powered Lincoln Funeral Train is about to start operations at its new home, the Ironstone Ranch on the Stone Gables Estate. The Dave Kloke replica of Central Pacific No. 63, Leviathan, is set to run Monday and Tuesday […]
Clinchfield No. 800 will lead C&O 2716 to restoration. Trains: Jim Wrinn RAVENNA, Ky. — The move of a historic steam engine this summer across Central Kentucky will now be a reunion 40 years in the making between two famed locomotives. Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., announced today that Clinchfield Railroad F7 No. 800 will lead […]
No. 168 undergoes a hydro test on Tuesday under the supervision of the Federal Railroad Administration. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic ANTONITO, Colo. – Denver & Rio Grande 4-6-0 No. 168 – a 136-year-old locomotive under restoration at the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic – passed a hydrostatic test on Tuesday. The successful test was witnessed by […]
No. 2719 leads a photo special at Palmers, Minn., on the North Shore Scenic Railroad on Sept. 8, 2011. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Eau Claire has given up its effort to move Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719 from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth back to the Wisconsin city. The […]
C&O 2716 will be on the move July 26-28 to its place of restoration. Trains: Jim Wrinn RAVENNA, Ky. — CSX Transportation and RJ Corman Railroad Group will move a former Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive to its new home later in the summer. The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., announced today that the two railroads […]
The unique steam locomotive Skookum is bedded down on a truck Sunday at Tillamook, Ore., for its trip to California. Martin E. Hansen TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The long and successful restoration of Baldwin’s first logging Mallet known as Skookum reached a milestone this morning when a pair of heavy-haul semi-trucks departed the blimp hanger in […]
Broadway Limited Imports N scale PRR T1 4-4-4-4 The T1 is equipped with magnetic knuckle couplers. Details like wire grab irons and train-phone system antenna add to the realism. I recently reviewed two N scale diesel locomotives from Broadway Limited Imports (BLI) featuring Paragon3 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders with Rolling Thunder (March and May […]
Restored Big Boy No. 4014 will pull the first public excursion powered by a UP 4000-class ever on May 12. Trains: Jim Wrinn OGDEN, Utah — If you want to ride behind Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 next month, a ticket for a 65-mile one way trip across the Wasatch Grade that was […]
