Baltimore & Ohio S-1 2-10-2 6149 descends the west side of the Allegheny Mountains at Keystone, Pa., after crossing the summit at Sand Patch on April 5, 1947. William P. Price photo […]
B&O 2-10-2 on Sand Patch Grade
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Texas city decides to keep troubled Ten-Wheeler NEWSWIRE
PORT ARTHUR, Texas— The Port Arthur City Council voted Tuesday night to keep troubled Louisiana & Arkansas 4-6-0 No. 503, despite a last-ditch effort by preservationists to save the locomotive from scrap that would have meant taking the engine out of this Gulf Coast city. After hearing comments from about half a dozen citizens, the […]
Friends of the 261 offer steam excursion to fund PTC equipment NEWSWIRE
No. 261 crosses the Kettle River at Sandstone, Minn., on a June 2016 excursion. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – The Friends of the 261 will operate a steam excursion from Minneapolis to Duluth over BNSF Railway June 9-10, 2018, to raise funds for the installation of the positive train control system on Milwaukee Road steam locomotive […]
Progress report on Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4014 in the Cheyenne, Wyo., steam shop in March 2017. Trains: Jim Wrinn DENVER – Union Pacific’s restoration of Big Boy No. 4014 enters yet another phase in coming days as the steam shop crew in Cheyenne, Wyo., plans to lift the boiler and roll out the 4-8-8-4’s trailing truck for inspection […]
Uintah Mallet No. 50 at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum
In this video, the Uintah Railway Mallet No. 50 and a 2-8-8-2 Rio Grande articulated locomotive take a work train from Klamath Falls to Lakeview on the Oregon, California & Eastern. […]
Uintah Mallet No. 50 at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum
In this video, the Uintah Railway Mallet No. 50 and a 2-8-8-2 Rio Grande articulated locomotive take a work train from Klamath Falls to Lakeview on the Oregon, California & Eastern. […]
Rails in New England woods
Rails in New England: I lived in New England for 40 years. On a recent trip back to the northeast corner of the USA, I visited garden railways, mostly on the coast where trees often grow up to the shore. I also chanced upon some full-scale historic railways, which seemed to crop up everywhere. Predating […]
Contractor for 1309 says locomotive brasses part of metal stolen NEWSWIRE
The old cab of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in July 2015. Workers built a new cab to replace the old one. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Brass components weighing 300 pounds each were pulled off former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 and sold to a local scrap dealer, according to Gary […]
Bob’s Train Box: Episode 67
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Keller of Classic Toy Trains magazine is back with a bounty of new toy trains and related products to share with you! In this episode of BTB, you’ll also get a good look at a powerful new release from Menards! […]
Bob’s Train Box: Episode 67
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Keller of Classic Toy Trains magazine is back with a bounty of new toy trains and related products to share with you! In this episode of BTB, you’ll also get a good look at a powerful new release from Menards! […]
Preservationists launch emergency GoFundMe page for Texas steam locomotive NEWSWIRE
Demolition equipment is in place to cut up No. 503 in Port Arthur, Texas, unless preservationists prevail. Jason Sobczynski PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Railway preservationists are launching a last-minute grass roots campaign to try and save a unique Ten-Wheeler that is only days away from scrapping in this coastal city that was devastated by Hurricane […]
Durango & Silverton 2-8-2 No. 476 steams again NEWSWIRE
Durango & Silverton 2-8-2 No. 476 steams again on Feb. 14, prior to a test run to Rockwood, Colo. D&SNGRR DURANGO, Colo. — One of the Silverton train’s classic K28s has returned to steam after 19 years of inactivity and an extensive multi-year rebuild. Rio Grande Mikado No. 476 made a test run to Rockwood, […]
