Meet Dirt the Cat: Nevada Northern Railway’s rail cat
Dirt the Cat One of the world’s most famous cats is a railroader. Dirt, his fur coat stained by a…
Read moreDirt the Cat One of the world’s most famous cats is a railroader. Dirt, his fur coat stained by a…
Read moreCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 took one final ride on UP’s turntable at Cheyenne on Tuesday, as…
Read moreWINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Railway Museum, which had faced relocation, will be able to remain at the city’s Union…
Read moreSHIRLEYSBURG, Pa. — A new generation of facilities is planned for next summer at East Broad Top Railroad’s time-honored Colgate…
Read moreWhat was your first byline in Trains? I had a news photo of brand-new Southern Railway GE U30Cs in the April…
Read moreSTEILACOOM, Wash. — Efforts to save Steilacoom’s 1914 Northern Pacific depot, which remains largely intact though closed since 1972, are…
Read moreWASHINGTON — Five classic railroad stations will be featured on a series of postage stamps issued in 2023 by the…
Read moreHot Water Gingerbread Muffins Classic Trains Editor Brian Schmidt loaned me some old railroad cookbooks recently, and the recipe for…
Read moreI never met David “Dave” A. Fink, but I felt his presence for a while in the late 1990s. The…
Read moreANDOVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts organization is seeking applicants for the 2023 edition of its grant programs,…
Read moreCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific has announced plans for its “Heritage Donation Special,” moving two steam locomotives, its Centennial diesel,…
Read moreSoldiers transfer from a Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis troop train to trucks at the Army’s Camp Forrest near Tullahoma,…
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