CSX’s fifth heritage unit, Chesapeake & Ohio No. 1869, makes its debut (updated)
WAYCROSS, Ga. — CSX Transportation took the wraps off its fifth heritage locomotive today, No. 1869 that wears the classic…
Read moreWAYCROSS, Ga. — CSX Transportation took the wraps off its fifth heritage locomotive today, No. 1869 that wears the classic…
Read moreTen must-see railroad engineering landmarks: While unfortunate to lose the steepest, U.S. standard-gauge climb in North Carolina’s Saluda Grade, there…
Read moreCLIFTON FORGE, Va. — The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has begun a fundraising campaign to return historic C&O office…
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma Railway Museum has taken delivery of a historic alternative fuel testbed locomotive, donated by…
Read moreFreight locomotives on passenger trains can happen for a variety of reasons and make for memorable images. Early in Amtrak’s…
Read moreEMD F69PHAC Locomotive builder EMD entered into an agreement with Siemens in 1989 to create the F69PHAC, an experimental four-axle…
Read moreWhen livestock was shipped by train, the railroads provided free transportation for the “drovers” who accompanied the shipments. Chicago, Burlington…
Read moreFast trains It never fails. Visit a train museum with a group of children, and at some point during your…
Read moreNORTH JUDSON, Ind. — The Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society has donated Monon business car No. 2, also known as the…
Read moreThe Walkway Over the Hudson state park has an illustrious railroad history dating back to the opening of the massive…
Read moreThe Lionel No. 2055 Hudson was prominent in the parade of 4-6-4 steam engines in O-27 outfits from 1950-56. Others…
Read moreFreight locomotives in passenger service were the exception to the rules. They required passenger cars that were self-contained, the use…
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