The future of the locomotive
Predicting the future is tricky business. Circumstances can change at the drop of a hat, opening up previously unforeseen possibilities.…
Read morePredicting the future is tricky business. Circumstances can change at the drop of a hat, opening up previously unforeseen possibilities.…
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UP Big Boy 4014 LA GRANGE, Ill. — Having a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive pass through the Chicago area…
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ROCHELLE, Ill. — The vast expanse of Union Pacific’s Ike Evans Global III terminal just west of Rochelle played host…
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An office on the 4th floor Aside from criss-crossing the country to take pictures of everything Amtrak, my greatest pleasure…
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Photographer Kyle Yunker “Getting the shot” is a new series of Trains.com articles highlighting the travels of individuals who…
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Maine Central While reading a recent local newspaper obituary page, I recognized the name of a person I knew from…
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Over the years… When there was a shortage of crews in Train, Yard, and Engine service (TY&E), and a surplus…
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SCRANTON, Pa. — The National Park Service’s Steamtown National Historic Site this weekend revived its traditional Labor Day Railfest event,…
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BRANSON, Mo. — American Heritage Railways, owner of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and other properties, has acquired…
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Cameron Stefan serves as the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s operations mechanic with vast responsibilities: Diesel engineer, conductor, dispatcher, fireman and…
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ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – After being out of service for eight months, East Broad Top Railroad narrow-gauge 2-8-2 Mikado engine…
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Pennsylvania’s U.S. 22 It takes less than 6 hours to drive across Pennsylvania using Interstate 80 (boring) or the Pennsylvania…
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