From the Cab: Amtrak calendar paintings
Gil Reid’s prized Auto Train watercolor Wall calendars have always been an effective business advertising tool, and some of the…
Read moreGil Reid’s prized Auto Train watercolor Wall calendars have always been an effective business advertising tool, and some of the…
Read moreMADISON, Wis. — The owner of the Wisconsin Great Northern, the heritage rail operation in Spooner, Wis., which gained significant…
Read moreUnion Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, the railroad’s heritage fleet, and steam program boss Ed Dickens are featured in…
Read moreCanadian National cowls Six-axle freight locomotives built with a cowl carbody are a rare design when looking at the overall…
Read moreCombine culinary style of the late 1800s, the taste of one railroad magnate and the inspiration of another plus throw…
Read moreExploring the Canadian prairie railroads by Provincial highway 14 between Edmonton, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, one parallels the densest part…
Read moreABILENE, Kan. — Nearly five years after the last run out of Baldwin City, six passenger cars of Bruce Eveland’s…
Read moreJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 19th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is No. 1851, a tribute to predecessor railroad Nashville,…
Read moreAmtrak has honored past passenger trains over the years by inheriting their names. How many are in service today and…
Read morePhotographer Ian Hapsias Pennsylvania photographer Ian Hapsias took an interest in United States Gypsum Corporation’s narrow-gauge railroad years before he…
Read moreFour decades later, I still chuckle when I think about the grouchy old farmer who jumped on my locomotive at…
Read moreLiving the expat life You may not be aware, but your favorite diesel model from long ago may be living…
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