Housed in a restored depot from Wilton, Ala., the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum is the official railroad museum for Alabama. A wide variety of rolling stock and locomotives are displayed on the museum campus. The museum’s excursion trains are pulled by diesel locomotives. Choices The Calera & Shelby Railroad operates over 6.5 miles of […]
The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club operates a rare wood-burning Heisler locomotive on the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad. This railroad consists of a historic depot and approximately two miles of track re-laid on an old Milwaukee Road grade. Choices A Heisler steam locomotive pulls a mixture of several cabooses and open-air cars through farmlands […]
The Stourbridge Line runs on 25 miles of the ex-Erie Lackawanna Railroad between Honesdale and Lackawaxen. In addition to the breathtaking scenery, the territory is rich in history, with its roots based on coal hauling on a “gravity” railroad. It’s home to the Stourbridge Lion, the first commercial locomotive in the U.S. The engine was […]
The Little River Railroad offers steam- and diesel-powered excursions through the Michigan countryside. Trains depart from Coldwater, Mich., and run to nearby Quincy and Hillsdale, Mich on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad. Choices Passengers may choose to ride in a heavyweight combine car, streamlined coaches from the Milwaukee Road, open-air cars (converted from cattle cars), a […]
Georgia Coastal Railway, established in November 2020, took over the St. Marys Express. Trains operate over the 10-mile St. Marys Railroad between Kingsland, Ga. (off the former-SAL Jacksonville-Richmond mainline) and St. Marys, Ga. The St. Marys Railroad was chartered in 1865 and incorporated in 1906. Passenger equipment includes ex-CN/VIA FP9A No. 1752, as well as […]
This surprising 19-mile line travels from Connersville to Metamora with much of the trip near the Whitewater Canal. The scenic route features excellent views of area forests and farms. Choices The railroad offers standard, open-window coaches as well as caboose rides on its 32-mile, 5-hour round trip. A 2-hour layover gives you a chance to […]
NEW YORK — Plans to remodel Penn Station will move forward without being tied to a controversial plan to build adjacent high-rise office buildings, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. Previously, plans had called for up to $7 billion in funding for the station remodel to come from development of 10 skyscrapers — nine […]
VENTURA, Calif. — Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner Service will offer fare discounts and add an additional late-night train during the three-day run of the X Games action sports event in Ventura, July 21-23. The Surfliners’ Ventura stop is in the parking lot for the Ventura County Fairgrounds, site of the X Games. Ventura is normally served […]
MONTREAL — Service on the first segment of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light rail system could begin within 30 to 45 days, CTV News reports. REM officials shared that news with public transportation areas on Monday as they said the final phase of testing would begin Wednesday on the 10.3-mile, six-station segment between Central Station […]
MONTREAL — Following a 47-mile run last week that reportedly took four hours because of a 10-mph speed restriction imposed by Canadian National, Amtrak has suspended operation of the New York-Montreal Adirondack north of Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y., as of Saturday, June 24. The Adirondack — the last Amtrak route to return after pandemic-related cutbacks — had […]
UNION, Ill. — The Illinois Railway Museum on Saturday played host to “Shay It Forward,” a preservation fundraising event held to honor the memory and legacy of late Trains Magazine editor Jim Wrinn, who died March 30, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Fundraising activities included throttle time with the museum’s three-truck Shay locomotive, J. […]
ABILENE, Kan. — Steam locomotive No. 3415 turned in another weekend of successful operations on the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad. This comes after headlining the railroad’s 30th anniversary during Father’s Day weekend, which followed multiple sidelines to the locomotive due to unforeseen repairs in late May and issues with the injector in early June. […]
