WW&F No. 9 crosses the bridge that opened Monday. WW&F: C.S. Rhine ALNA, Me. — Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway steam locomotive No. 9 crossed the Trout Creek bridge on Monday afternoon, its first trip across the current bridge, and its first trip to this location since late May 1933. More than 100 volunteers spent […]
Rendering shows what Bock No. 1 will look like when completed. Fred Haberkamp A new boiler is under construction for Bock 1. Fred Haberkamp SOMONAUK, Ill. — David Kloke, the man who built operating replicas of historic steam locomotives Leviathan and York, is about to bring another historic, yet significantly more humble, back from the […]
CN steam locomotive No. 6167 faces a move from its current display site next to Guelph (Ontario) Central Station. Stephen C. Host A Canadian National steam locomotive on display in Guelph, Ontario, must be moved — for the second time. CNR No. 6167, which was moved in 2010 to its current location next to Guelph […]
CSX 4317, a former Reading Co. GP39-2 shown at right, works at Yeoman Yard in Tampa, Fla., in March 2017. It now resides at the Reading museum in Hamburg, Pa. Scott A. Hartley HAMBURG, Pa. – A former Reading GP-39-2, one of the last new locomotives delivered to that railroad just months before the Conrail […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Headwaters Junction, the planned hub for railroad history, culture, and Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765, says it will host and operate an Indiana interurban car in the future. In a Tuesday news release, Headwaters Junction and Hoosier Heartland Trolley Co. announced their intention to operate interurban car No. 429 on […]
Steamtown’s Big Boy, No. 4012, is moved on the historic site’s turntable prior to the start of a cosmetic restoration. National Park Service SCRANTON, Pa. — Steamtown National Historic Site has removed its Big Boy locomotive from public display to perform cosmetic restoration and repainting of the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4. Visitors will not have access […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The annual open house for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 was held in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sept. 28 at the restoration site near downtown. New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society members log many hours to work toward their goal to once again operate the largest 4-8-4 Northern-type […]
Denver & Rio Grande No. 168 makes its first test run in the Antonito, Colo., yard on Sept. 27, 2019. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad ANTONITO, Colo. — One of the country’s smallest and oldest steam locomotives was doing its best to grab the spotlight this weekend, even as two of America’s largest and most […]
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. — The City of Mt. Sterling, Ky., is seeking sealed bids for the purchase of a former Chesapeake & Ohio freight and passenger station listed on the U.S. National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. According to a Facebook post, the city is seeking to sell the former depot building, located […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Five-time Grammy-winning artist Marty Stuart loves a good country ballad, and many of them revolve around trains. Now he and his longtime bandmate, Harry Stinson of the Fabulous Superlatives, have written a song to capture the spirit and history of Nashville’s most iconic steam engine: Locomotive No. 576. The World War II-era […]
LS&I No. 22 is one of the pieces on exhibit at Mid-Continent Railway Museum’s Coach Shed No. 2 that opened Saturday. Trains: Jim Wrinn NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. – For the first time in 43 years, Mid-Continent Railway Museum has added significant indoor exhibit space funded and that hall is funded largely by a bequest from […]
SR 4501 dressed as L&N 1593 departs Chattanooga Saturday. Charles Buccola CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Four years ago, the Louisville & Nashville Historical Society worked with members of the brand-new Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., to cosmetically alter the appearance of C&O number 2716 to resemble an L&N M-1 class 2-8-4, number 1992 (one number higher than […]
