Nevada’s famed Virginia & Truckee Railroad, once the richest railroad in the world saw a tourist revival decades after the route was abandoned. See the railroad’s steam-powered tourist operations in the Comstock Lode region with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Railroad: Tourist Railroad
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Tweetsie Railroad
In this PBS Tracks Ahead segment on Model Railroader Video Plus, discover the family-friendly Tweetsie Railroad theme park in North Carolina. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Tweetsie Railroad
In this PBS Tracks Ahead segment on Model Railroader Video Plus, discover the family-friendly Tweetsie Railroad theme park in North Carolina. […]
Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap NEWSWIRE
No. 487, painted as No. 483 for the railroad’s 40th anniversary in 2010. The 483 was the only operating locomotive on the C&TS in 1970 and had been repainted for use in a movie. Nathan Zachman DURANGO, Colo. – Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Black River & Western to mark 50 years NEWSWIRE
FLEMINGTON, N.J. – The Black River & Western Railroad will celebrate the 50th anniversary of operating tourist passenger trains this month. On May 16, a train for railroad employees and invited guests will commemorate the railroad’s inaugural run from Flemington, which occurred on May 16, 1965. New Jersey Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim will […]
Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 to move next month NEWSWIRE
SPENCER, N.C. – Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 will be moved from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Cass Scenic Railroad next month. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will load the locomotive and parts on May 19, and deliver it to the Cass Scenic shops in Cass, W.Va., on […]
Oregon Coast legal victory a win for restoration of tracks NEWSWIRE
Oregon Coast Scenic along the Salmonberry Canyon. Martin E. Hansen SALEM, Ore. – In a case that captured the attention of Surface Transportation Board lawyers nationwide, the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad won a pre-emption lawsuit against the state of Oregon and is set to resume work on the former Southern Pacific Tillamook Branch in the […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Potomac Eagle Scenic to offer 100-mile rare mileage excursion NEWSWIRE
Potomac Eagle excursions departs the Wappocomo station near Romney in March 2013. Jonathan Eau Claire ROMNEY, W.Va. – The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is offering a 100-mile, nine-hour excursion covering the full length of the railroad on Nov. 1. The railroad normally operates excursion trips of closer to 35 miles over the state owned South […]
