In this PBS Tracks Ahead segment on Model Railroader Video Plus, discover the family-friendly Tweetsie Railroad theme park in North Carolina. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Tweetsie Railroad
Tag: Tourist Railroad
Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap NEWSWIRE
No. 487, painted as No. 483 for the railroad’s 40th anniversary in 2010. The 483 was the only operating locomotive on the C&TS in 1970 and had been repainted for use in a movie. Nathan Zachman DURANGO, Colo. – Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Black River & Western to mark 50 years NEWSWIRE
FLEMINGTON, N.J. – The Black River & Western Railroad will celebrate the 50th anniversary of operating tourist passenger trains this month. On May 16, a train for railroad employees and invited guests will commemorate the railroad’s inaugural run from Flemington, which occurred on May 16, 1965. New Jersey Assistant Secretary of State Carol Cronheim will […]
Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 to move next month NEWSWIRE
SPENCER, N.C. – Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 will be moved from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Cass Scenic Railroad next month. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will load the locomotive and parts on May 19, and deliver it to the Cass Scenic shops in Cass, W.Va., on […]
Oregon Coast legal victory a win for restoration of tracks NEWSWIRE
Oregon Coast Scenic along the Salmonberry Canyon. Martin E. Hansen SALEM, Ore. – In a case that captured the attention of Surface Transportation Board lawyers nationwide, the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad won a pre-emption lawsuit against the state of Oregon and is set to resume work on the former Southern Pacific Tillamook Branch in the […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Potomac Eagle Scenic to offer 100-mile rare mileage excursion NEWSWIRE
Potomac Eagle excursions departs the Wappocomo station near Romney in March 2013. Jonathan Eau Claire ROMNEY, W.Va. – The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is offering a 100-mile, nine-hour excursion covering the full length of the railroad on Nov. 1. The railroad normally operates excursion trips of closer to 35 miles over the state owned South […]
Changing of the guard on the Cass Scenic Railroad NEWSWIRE
Two of the eight Cass Scenic Shay locomotives converge at the Cass water tank before climbing the mountain. Chase Gunnoe CASS, W.Va. – After months of rumor and speculation, a new operator will be taking over at Cass Scenic Railroad later this year. All indications are that the change in operator will be transparent to […]
Percy joins Thomas at Strasburg Rail Road NEWSWIRE
Percy waits for his next run at the Strasburg Rail Road on Sept. 16. Hemade its debut on Sept. 13 and has been popular. Wayne Laepple STRASBURG, Pa. – Percy, the small green engine, has joined Thomas the Tank Engine on North America’s rails. The pint-sized 0-4-0 debuted over the weekend and has been “great,” […]
