Denver & Rio Grande Western 3600, first of the road’s 20 superb L-131 and L-132 2-8-8-2s, crosses the Arkansas River west of Princeton, Colo., with a westbound freight. LeRoy Wilkie photo […]
Rio Grande 2-8-8-2 on Tennessee Pass
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic commission votes to restore Rio Grande K-37
CHAMA, N.M. — We may yet see a Rio Grande K-37 climb Cumbres Pass once more. On Saturday, the two-state commission that oversees the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad voted to restore a Rio Grande K-37 2-8-2, returning that model to the 64-mile narrow gauge railroad for the first time since 2002 when No. 497 […]
O gauge realism is Herb Lindsay’s legacy
O gauge realism is Herb Lindsay’s legacy. One of the landmark layouts featured in Classic Toy Trains over the years has been the O gauge model railroad designed and built by the late hobbyist and his talented wife and fellow modeler, Dagmar Lindsay. How articles about Herb’s realistic tribute to railroading in central Pennsylvania during […]
Louisville & Nashville’s ‘Dixie Flagler’ at speed
Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 No. 277, streamlined in 1940 for the new Dixie Flagler, powers through Louisville’s Crescent Hill neighborhood with train 8 for Cincinnati in 1949. Charles B. Castner photo […]
New boiler will allow Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 to run again
CASS, W.Va. — Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad 2-8-0 No. 4, the last steam locomotive in revenue service on the fabled West Virginia short line, will steam again, thanks to a plan to obtain a new boiler for the Consolidation. John Smith, CEO of Cass Scenic Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad operator Durbin & […]
Pere Marquette No. 1225 to undergo extensive running-gear work
OWOSSO, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute has retained FWM Solutions to perform the most extensive running-gear work on Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 since prior to the steam locomotive’s retirement in 1951. In work underwritten by grants and donations, the locomotive will be lifted so 30 tons of drivers, axles, and wheel assemblies can […]
CV Mountain type
Boys young and old walk up to look at Central Vermont 4-8-2 601 at White River Junction, Vt., in the 1940s. Classic Trains coll. […]
Canadian Pacific 2816 The Empress steam locomotive profile
Introducing The Empress Canadian Pacific 2816 The Empress: Canadian Pacific President and CEO Rob Ritchie set the steam preservation world on its ear when in 1998 he revealed the railway’s plan to repatriate CP H1b Hudson No. 2816 from its long-time home at the National Park Service’s Steamtown museum and rebuild the 1930-vintage locomotive for […]
Sierra Railroad acquires former Fillmore & Western equipment
FILLMORE, Calif. — Sierra Railroad of Davis, Calif., announced today it has purchased the majority of the remaining locomotives, rolling stock and other assets from the former Fillmore & Western Railroad operation in Ventura County. The Montalvo-to-Piru line, owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission, has been operated by Sierra Railroad’s Sierra Northern Ventura Division […]
Remembering Norfolk & Western Railway locomotives
Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history, heritage, and style of the Norfolk & Western Railway all through January 2022. So, please enjoy this photo gallery of Norfolk & Western locomotives selected from the archives of Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library. Norfolk & Western locomotives served in the coal fields and later on high-speed freight […]
Trains Magazine event features U.S. Sugar steam operation
CLEWISTON, Fla. — Trains Magazine, U.S. Sugar, and FMW Solutions partnered Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29-30, to provide an unforgettable experience for 60 enthusiasts who enjoyed the sights and sounds of U.S. Sugar’s restored 1920 Alco 4-6-2 No. 148 on both a replica cane train and a passenger train. The event was the second public […]
N scale locomotives Amherst 2022 in review
See what products manufacturers are featuring in January 2022 at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show, including N scale locomotives Amherst 2022. Bachmann Trains Siemens SC-44 and ALC-42 Charger diesel locomotives Siemens SC-44 and ALC-42 Charger diesel locomotives. Pre-production sample shown. SC-44 Charger: Amtrak (Cascades, Midwest [two road numbers], and Pacific Surfliner). One number […]
