In the Rocky Mountains, an agent hoops up orders to an eastbound freight at Thompson Falls, Mont., powered by W-5 class 2-8-2 No. 1849. John W. Maxwell photo […]
Thompson Falls
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Katy steam
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 4-6-2 No. 385 leads the Katy Limited south of Dallas in February 1948. The railroad’s locomotives characteristically had lots of white trim along with enameled heralds on the tender sides. C.W. Witbeck photo […]
Lindenwood Yard
St. Louis-San Francisco 4-8-2 No. 1516 leads train No. 1 through Lindenwood Yard in St. Louis in 1940. The Frisco had 30 such locomotives, Nos. 1500–1529, built by Baldwin beginning in 1923. William Barham photo, Don Wirth collection […]
Monongahela monsters
One of Pittsburgh & West Virginia’s seven 2-6-6-4s leads a freight across the Monongahela River at Belle Vernon, Pa., near Pittsburgh. Ralph E. Hallock photo […]
Big Boy test run today; flash visit opportunity this afternoon in Cheyenne NEWSWIRE
UP 4014 will be in steam today in Cheyenne. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Big Boy is alive again. Union Pacific No. 4014 was expected to make a short test run today and the Cheyenne Depot Museum announced a flash visit this afternoon. The museum posted the following on its Facebook page this morning: […]
MRVP Insider: Out and About with UP’s Big Boy
Union Pacific’s restored no. 4014 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive recently roared into America’s Dairyland, and MRVP (Jenny, Kent, Ben, Diane, and David) wasn’t about to miss it! Enjoy a quick look at this massive, majestic machine steaming across the Wisconsin countryside. […]
N&W No. 611 will head to Spencer after Strasburg NEWSWIRE
N&W 611, shown at Jamestown, N.C., in September 2018, will move to N.C. Transportation Museum after its tour at Strasburg, Pa. Trains: Jim Wrinn SPENCER, N.C. — Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, restored to life at the N.C. Transportation Museum in 2015, will return to Spencer in 2019 for special events this fall […]
NKP 765 returns to shop on deadhead move to Ohio NEWSWIRE
NKP 765 storms along at Cuyahoga Valley in 2018. The engine’s deadhead move today was cut short 30 miles out. Trains: Jim Wrinn NEW HAVEN, Ind. — Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 left home this morning for its annual fall gig at Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad but reversed course after 30 miles on Norfolk […]
Two narrow gauge steam locomotives could hit the rails soon NEWSWIRE
A view of Denver & Rio Grande 4-6-0 No. 168 before restoration work began in 2015. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad ANTONITO, Colo. – For fans of narrow gauge steam, Colorado might be the place to be this fall. Officials at the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad say […]
New building at Mid-Continent to house restored LS&I Consolidation No. 22 NEWSWIRE
LS&I 22 will be housed in a building to be dedicated Saturday at Mid-Continent Railway Museum. DRS NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. — Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad No. 22, a 1910 Alco (Pittsburgh) 2-8-0, has been cosmetically restored and is on display in the new Laurence Dorcy Building at Mid-Continent Railway Museum. A gift from Dorcy, […]
Bachmann On30 0-6-0 steam locomotive
Bachmann On30 0-6-0 steam locomotive Whether it’s logging, mining, or in-plant switching, all private narrow-gauge railroads have one thing in common – they need a reliable locomotive to move their rolling stock. Bachmann’s latest addition to its Spectrum line of On30 steam locomotives is a home-grown 0-6-0 tender-style switcher. The ready-to-run model comes with a […]
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad steams up a Heisler NEWSWIRE
GARIBALDI, Ore. — Oregon Scenic Railroad has steamed up the Craig Mt. Lumber No. 3, a landmark in a restoration project that could see the locomotive added to the tourist line’s excursions next year. The locomotive hasn’t been under steam since 2009, OCSR reports. The Garibaldi peration received it in April 2016. “We have been […]
