Cheseapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716 takes on coal at Hayne Yard in Spartanburg, S.C., in July 1982. Jim Wrinn RAVENNA, Ky. — The donation of two vintage six-axle trucks could save a Kentucky preservation group up to $100,000. Big Rivers Electric Corp. in Hawesville, Ky., donated two sets of Buckeye trucks to Kentucky Steam […]
An overview of the Ravenna car shops and rail yard facilities that will become the future site of the Kentucky rail heritage center and home to Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716. Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. RAVENNA, Ky. — A railway preservation group in Kentucky is inching closer to a grant that could be worth […]
In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]
In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]
No. 612’s boiler and running gear are reunited in Ohio at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in 2015. Age of Steam SUGARCREEK, Ohio — As the Age of Steam Roundhouse prepares for its first season of public tours beginning in May, the museum has also been working on a special project for a World War […]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis No. 576 makes its way along Park Plaza during Sunday’s move from Centennial Park. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn The locomotive’s tender follows close behind as No. 576 travels on Charlotte Avenue. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Utility crews moved ahead of the locomotive, raising power lines to provide clearance. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE […]
Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]
Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]
RAVENNA, Ky. — Even before Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. members get an operational locomotive on site, they’re looking to make some steam. Specifically, the group expects to use a newly donated stationery boiler to pre-heat water in former Chesapeake & Ohio Kanawha 2-8-4 No. 2716 after they restore it in the group’s former CSX Transportation […]
Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in the shop last September at Ridgeley, W.Va. Trains: Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Executive Director John Garner in a video update posted Wednesday said the railroad’s restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is proceeding at a pace now that the line will […]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway No. 576 is seen here minutes after it was moved out of its shed Wednesday morning, Jan. 9. Ralcon Wagner NASHVILLE — After months of anticipation, railroad historians and steam preservationists watched as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 4-8-4 No. 576 was carefully moved onto a temporary track […]
CASS, W.VA. — In a sign that years-long projects are nearing an end at West Virginia’s famous Cass Scenic Railroad, the logger-turned tourist hauler has announced plans to resume service on the former Chesapeake & Ohio line to Durbin, W.Va., and will inaugurate it in September with a type of geared engine that has never […]
