An overview of the Ravenna car shops and rail yard facilities that will become the future site of the Kentucky rail heritage center and home to Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716. The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. seeks approval from the Surface Transportation Board to operate its own railroad for switching purposes. Kentucky Steam Heritage […]
Boothbay Railway Village S.D. Warren 0-4-0T No. 2 as it was test-fired on July 30. Submitted photo A view of the firebox of Boothbay Railway Village 0-4-0T No. 2. Submitted photo BOOTHBAY, Maine — A steam locomotive from one of Maine’s most obscure two-foot gauge railroads will return to the rails under its own power […]
N&W No. 611 will run at Spencer, N.C., in September before returning to Roanoke, Va. Trains: Jim Wrinn SPENCER, N.C. — Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 No. 611 isn’t pulling mainline steam trips this year, but it’s got a busy late summer lined up. The streamlined 1950 passenger engine will operate on site at […]
Bachmann HO Sound Value Baldwin 2-8-0 Removing the plastic tender shell reveals the Sound Value decoder and speaker. A wiring harness connects the decoder to the locomotive’s electronics. The Bachmann locomotive includes working front and rear knuckle couplers. Details include well-defined rivet seams, a coal load, and a separately applied tender ladder. A steam-era freight […]
The Alameda County Central Railroad Society has been at the Alameda County Fairgrounds for decades. They maintain and operate two layouts — one O scale and one HO. This video documents the O scale layout, featuring both standard and narrow gauge operations. […]
The Alameda County Central Railroad Society has been at the Alameda County Fairgrounds for decades. They maintain and operate two layouts — one O scale and one HO. This video documents the O scale layout, featuring both standard and narrow gauge operations. […]
South African Red Devil 4-8-4 No. 3450 steams near Robertson, South Africa, on July 14 with its first public trip in 14 years. Peter Rogers CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s Red Devil celebrity steam locomotive is back on the main line after a major overhaul — the first time the locomotive has been […]
Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 prepares to leave Cheyenne on July 19 to deadhead to Denver for the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Special. Jim Wrinn DENVER – Railroaders and safety advocates are speaking out about trackside safety after the weekend’s fatal incident with Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 north of Denver. The incident occurred […]
DENVER — Details are emerging about the moment leading up to a person’s death Saturday after being struck by Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 north of Denver. About 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days train, a chartered special led by Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern No. 844 and made up of 21 […]
Union Pacific No. 844 prepares to leave on Thursday’s deadhead move to Denver for the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Special. That train was involved in a fatal pedestrian accident on Saturday, and No. 844 will not run today as scheduled. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn DENVER, Colo. — Union Pacific steam engine No. 844 will not […]
SUGAR CREEK, Ohio — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum has announced a successful test run of its first of its steam locomotives rehabilitated into an operational state. On July 16 and 17, staff at the Age of Steam Roundhouse completed a test run of Morehead & North Fork No. 12, an 0-6-0 built […]
Union Pacific’s salute to armed forces unit, No. 1943, powers a Monday deadhead move delivering passenger cars to Cheyenne, Wyo., for excursions this weekend. Brad J. Williams Union Pacific is preparing to run its only steam excursions of the year, the Cheyenne Frontier Days special and a subsequent trip, after a deadhead move on Monday […]
