Illinois Central 4-8-2s pass at speed on the double track near Gilman in September 1954. Engine 2539 is southbound, 2418 northbound; both are on freight. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Mountains on the prairie
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Daylight along the Pacific
Southern Pacific’s San Francisco–Los Angeles Daylight heads south beside the shimmering Pacific Ocean in the early 1940s. Classic Trains coll. […]
Evening at CUT’s roundhouse
New York Central 4-8-2 3008 looks across the turntable at the Cincinnati Union Terminal roundhouse one evening in September 1954. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Kentucky Steam organization closes on CSX shop property NEWSWIRE
The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., now owns the railroad shop in Ravenna, Ky. KSHC RAVENNA, Ky. — The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., a Kentucky-based nonprofit, announced Sunday that it has finalized a transaction with CSX Transportation and has taken possession of a large portion of the former Louisville & Nashville decommissioned rail yard in Ravenna, […]
Western Maryland Scenic offers 1309 behind-the-scenes event NEWSWIRE
Western Maryland Scenic’s No. 1309 steams for the first time in 61 years. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, fresh on the heels of test firing the boiler of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Oct. 3, is offering a chance to visit the shop and see the live boiler. The […]
Age of Steam Roundhouse acquires W&LE 0-6-0 NEWSWIRE
W&LE No. 3960 departs Minerva, Ohio, for its trip to the Age of Steam Roundhouse on Oct. 9. Age of Steam Roundhouse: John B. Corns SUGARCREEK, Ohio – Former Wheeling & Lake Erie 0-6-0 No. 3960 has arrived at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek. The arrival of the locomotive concludes nearly a decade […]
Nashville 4-8-4 No. 576 meets fundraising goal; will leave Centennial Park soon NEWSWIRE
NC&St.L No. 576 is on the road to restoration in Nashville, Tenn. Trains: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE — The Nashville Steam Preservation Society today announced that, thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors from across the nation and globe, it has surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $500,000. Achieving this milestone enables NSPS to relocate […]
Trains Presents: Illinois Railway Museum steam shop
Join us at the Illinois Railway Museum to hear from the managers who restore and maintain Frisco 2-10-0 No. 1630; learn about the next engine about to go into service, a Shay locomotive; and find out about the next project on the horizon. […]
Southern Pacific’s ‘slim princess’ to visit Colorado’s Durango & Silverton NEWSWIRE
Southern Pacific No. 18 will visit the Durango & Silverton in Colorado. David Lustig DURANGO, Colo. — A Southern Pacific narrow gauge Ten-Wheeler will be trucked from Independence, Calif. to Durango, Colo. later this month to train Durango & Silverton crews in oil-firing. Locomotive No. 18, restored over the past several years by volunteer members […]
Indiana museum test fires narrow gauge Porter 2-6-0 NEWSWIRE
Hesston Steam Museum’s Porter 2-6-0 No. 2 test fires after being out of service for decades. Hesston Steam Museum HESSTON, Ind. — A restored 3-foot gauge Porter 2-6-0 has test fired at the historic Hesston Steam Museum in northern Indiana. The 1911 locomotive was heavily damaged in the disastrous May 1985 fire that also damaged […]
Western Maryland Scenic test fires 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 NEWSWIRE
Safety valve lifts on Western Maryland Scenic’s C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as the restoration moves forward. Chase Gunnoe RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Chesapeake & Ohio No. 1309 is waking up. Western Maryland Scenic and contractor Diversified Rail Services are stationary test firing the 2-6-6-2 today in the latest step toward returning to operation the last steam […]
Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec locomotive restoration
Colorado’s Cumbres & Toltec Scenic is restoring 1883 4-6-0 No. 168 to operation. The locomotive operated on all parts of the Denver & Rio Grande’s narrow gauge empire and late sat on display in Colorado Springs for decades. Let’s learn about the plans for this historic locomotive. […]
