Most of C&O No. 1309’s restoration is now complete, including a rebuilt cab and other major components. Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is going to be late for its own debut. Railroad officials say funding issues mean the locomotive will not make a July 1 appearance under its own […]
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Off The Rails: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this special episode, host Gerry Leone and pal Tony Koester have landed on the rails and off the continent! In the midst of a mid-winter cruise around South America, the guys hit land to ride/tour unique railroads in Uruguay and Argentina. Tag […]
Off The Rails: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this special episode, host Gerry Leone and pal Tony Koester have landed on the rails and off the continent! In the midst of a mid-winter cruise around South America, the guys hit land to ride/tour unique railroads in Uruguay and Argentina. Tag […]
Trains Presents: Georgetown Loop No. 111
Join Trains for the first run of Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-8-0 No. 111 in October 2016. The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926 for the International Railway of Central America in El Salvador. […]
Trains Presents: Georgetown Loop No. 111
Join Trains for the first run of Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-8-0 No. 111 in October 2016. The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926 for the International Railway of Central America in El Salvador. […]
Locomotive event recorders: A necessity for faster service on regional and tourist railroads NEWSWIRE
A pair of EMD SD50s leads Reading & Northern train SBPI near Scranton, Pa., in October 2015. Michael S. Murray PORT CLINTON, Pa. – Regional railroad Reading Blue Mountain & Northern is raising train speeds across the about 320 miles of track it operates to accommodate growing traffic. But to run trains more than 30 […]
Trains Presents: North Shore Scenic Railroad
Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you along for a look at the North Shore Scenic Railroad‘s operations in September 2016. The railroad, part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, operates excursion trains on its line between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minn., with historic equipment from the Upper Midwest’s fallen flags. You’ll see Duluth, […]
Trains Presents: North Shore Scenic Railroad
Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you along for a look at the North Shore Scenic Railroad‘s operations in September 2016. The railroad, part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, operates excursion trains on its line between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minn., with historic equipment from the Upper Midwest’s fallen flags. You’ll see Duluth, […]
Society members selling C&O 1309 behind-the-scene tour slots NEWSWIRE
Former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is shown under restoration in West Virginia in June 2016. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society has made arrangements with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad for a special “Behind the Scenes” tour of the railroad’s Ridgeley, W.Va., shop complex, including […]
Trains Presents: Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Join Trains for a visit at West Virginia’s remote and scenic Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, featuring a live, steaming Climax locomotive. Only from Trains! […]
Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Join Trains for a trackside look at Sept. 2015 steam and diesel excursions the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum orchestrated out of Chattanooga, Tenn. Only from Trains! […]
Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Join Trains for a trackside look at Sept. 2015 steam and diesel excursions the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum orchestrated out of Chattanooga, Tenn. Only from Trains! […]