My first model railroad operating session: One morning each month I join the Old Codgers, a group of mostly retired model railroaders, for breakfast followed by an operating session at one of the group’s home layouts. I hosted the Codgers on my N scale layout for the first time this past August, having given myself a year […]
The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History contains a unique mix of interesting displays including the famed Western & Atlantic 4-4-0 steam locomotive General of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase. Choices The most complete telling of the Civil War’s Andrews Raid and the 1855-built General is still the biggest and at the […]
Big Boy trip 2023 OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will travel to Omaha, Neb., for 11 days of display during the NCAA College World Series baseball championship tournament, the railroad announced today. The locomotive and its train of heritage passenger cars will depart Cheyenne, Wyo., on the “Home Run Express Tour,” […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has launched a Rail Emissions Report tool that, in an industry first, uses fuel burn data directly from locomotives. “Fuel burn can be applied to each shipment based on the weight as it travels across the Norfolk Southern network,” a railroad spokeswoman says. “Combining fuel burn with other estimates for yard […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is promoting Chief Information Officer Rahul Jalali to executive vice president, effective June 1. He joined UP in 2020 and has most recently been a senior vice president and chief information office, and is credited by the railroad with a pivotal role in the company’s modernization efforts and leading development, […]
The Minnesota Transportation Museum’s Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway offers rides through the scenic St. Croix River Valley every Saturday and Sunday from May to October on former Soo Line tracks now owned by Canadian National. Choices The Osceola and St. Croix Valley offers both open and closed-window coaches. Two routes can be ridden […]
SCRANTON, Pa. — Genesee Valley Transportation and the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad plan to provide a public viewing area for the arrival of Alco PA Nickel Plate 190, scheduled for today (Friday, May 19). GTV posted Thursday on its Facebook Page that the locomotive is expected to arrive about 5:30 p.m. and the viewing area will be […]
The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Farmers and old tractor enthusiasts gather for fun and demonstrations of steam tractors, early gas tractors, and other period farm implements. In 1959, a group of Old Threshers Board Members wanted to establish a steam railroad at the site. A separate […]
The Minnesota Transportation Museum’s former Great Northern Jackson Street Roundhouse was built in 1907 to service passenger locomotives. Closed in 1959, the roundhouse was converted to non-railroad use and the tracks were removed. In 1985 it was purchased by the Minnesota Transportation Museum and renovations began. One of the highlights was the reinstallation of the […]
One of Chicago’s premier attractions, the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. It features the famous Pioneer Zephyr from 1934, a coal mine adventure, interactive exhibits, and a huge model railroad. Choices The museum has many railroad-themed exhibits. […]
The Florida Railroad Museum offers diesel-hauled excursions over its 6-mile line between Parrish and Willow, 35 miles south of Tampa. Train rides take museum visitors through a stretch of rural Manatee County, which features sights of old Florida: farmland, piney woods, and palmetto flats. The train ride includes a trip to Willow—an old lumber mill […]
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has an impressive collection of rolling stock and locomotives. Its collection includes quite a few surprises. Located on the site of a former World War II military airship base, the Gold Coast’s collection includes the Pullman private car Ferdinand Magellan, U.S. No. 1, the railroad equivalent of today’s Air Force […]
