NC&StL No. 576 made its first trip in January from Centennial Park; its next trip in March will be by rail. Trains: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE — The Nashville Steam Preservation Society has released more details about an event with 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 576 scheduled for March 9. Festivities for Nashville Steam’s “Next Stop: Union […]
Big Boy 4014 near Green River, Wyo., on its way to restoration in 2014. Trains: Jim Wrinn OMAHA, Neb. — Fans of Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, eager to make travel plans for the engine’s debut trip from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Ogden, Utah, in May, will have to wait a bit longer for […]
Steam on the Underground in 2013 – Metropolitan Railway No. 1 next to a brand new Underground train at Moorgate station. Keith Fender LONDON — Transit agency Transport for London has announced plans to commemorate 150 years of the city’s District Line subway route by running steam hauled trains on part of the system June […]
Western Maryland’s rebuild of C&O 1309 is in the final few months of work. Trains collection CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s contractor on the restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Wednesday laid out a timetable that leads to the engine’s debut for the long July 4 weekend. Gary Bensman in […]
C&O 2716 should be relocated to its new home this summer. Trains: Jim Wrinn RAVENNA, Ky. — A $50,000 donation will push forward plans for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp.’s rail heritage center in Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Steam announced Tuesday the donation from the Anna B. Milburn Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, an arm of Kentucky-based […]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 4-8-4 No. 576 moves through the streets of Nashville in January 2019. The locomotive is set to be on public display at Nashville Union Station in March. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A long-dormant steam locomotive is set to return to its old stomping grounds in Tennessee next […]
Central of Georgia’s 500-series Consolidations possessed good lines accented by interesting detail: visored headlight, capped stack, serif numerals, striped sandbox, generous cab. Classic Trains collection An alligator crosshead moving back and forth on its greased guides to the dictates of a hot piston rod; the hurried, hollow sighs up the stack as a pair of […]
No. 757 passes the Wabtec plant at Wilmerding, Pa., on Wednesday. The locomotive is en route to Bellevue, Ohio, a former Nickel Plate Road hub. Steve Raith PITTSBURGH – Nickel Plate 2-8-4 No. 757 is still making tracks on its journey to Bellevue, Ohio, this week. The locomotive was spotted in east suburban Pittsburgh passing […]
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 757 and caboose arrive at Lehman Place, Pa., for interchange from the Strasburg to Norfolk Southern. Wayne Laepple STRASBURG, Pa. — Nickel Plate 2-8-4 No. 757 has begun its long journey back to Bellevue, Ohio, to the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, after more than 50 years at the […]
With side sheets welded in place, Reading Co. 2100 is ready for staybolt work. American Steam Railroad CLEVELAND, Ohio — Boiler and firebox work are just about completed on Reading No. 2100, the famed 4-8-4 leased by American Steam Railroad. The new firebox side sheets, welded in place and drilled and reamed, await new staybolts, […]
WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Grand Canyon Railway on the former Santa Fe branch between Williams, Ariz., and South Rim, will see steam again in 2019. Former Burlington Route 2-8-2 No. 4960 will operate Feb. 16 on President’s Day, and also on the first Saturday of each month starting March 2 and going through Oct. 5. A […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific’s Big Boy is another step closer to running this year after it passed a Federally required hydrostatic test. Union Pacific posted a video on YouTube Wednesday showing workers knocking on the locomotive with hammers while pressurized water filled the boiler. One scene shows a pressure gauge at 300 pounds per […]
