Fire destroys trestle on Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (updated)
ELBE, Wash. — A major wooden trestle on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad has been destroyed in a potential arson…
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The commander of a May 1953 U.S. Army troop train out of Fort Meade, Md., confers with a Baltimore &…
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Union Pacific has unveiled its Abraham Lincoln commemorative locomotive, honoring the president who signed the…
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UNION, Ill. — A “mechanical issue” discovered during preparations for the 2025 season has led the Illinois Railway Museum to…
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Throughout the history of rail travel, certain trains have captured our imaginations more than others, pushing the boundaries of rail…
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Frank Hornby, British businessman and inventor born in 1863, is a name known across the globe for model trains and…
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At the turn of the 20th century, the citizens and serving railroads of Kansas City, Mo., yearned to revamp…
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ANDOVER, Mass. — New Hampshire’s Bartlett Roundhouse Preservation Society is the recipient of this year’s H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the first time in decades, it’s possible to see three Northern Pacific steam locomotives gathered…
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TORONTO — April 24,1955, was what Canadian Pacific publicity mavens characterized as a “Red Letter Day,” because that was when…
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HILL CITY, S.D.— If you had a question, needed a photo, or just wanted to chat about railroading in South…
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The Lexington Group for Transportation History has announced the establishment of the H. Roger Grant Award for outstanding scholarship in…
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