NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) revealed a major cosmetic change to historic steam locomotive no. 765 on Friday. In a move to honor its unique history and ...
Steam Into History Inc. has a new locomotive to pull its excursion trains -- a 1950s diesel that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The locomotive moved down the tracks recently to the station in ...
In my last Ron Devlin’s History Book, I wrote about Reading Railroad locomotives being used to generate steam for the Reading Steam Heat & Power Co. after a 1958 fire. Bill Richardson of Reading ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As soon as the end of next year, Nashvillians could once again hear a distinct whistle that once rang through Music City as locomotive No. 576 pulled passengers and freight ...
Jim Plunkett smoked Salems and wore Ray-Bans, and his jeans were hitched with a big brass buckle. Stamped on the buckle was "2467," the name of the mighty old locomotive that has been a part of ...
It’s springtime, and train rides are coming back to Jamestown just in time to celebrate the Sierra Railway’s 125 years in the Mother Lode. And now an 87-ton piece of local railroad history, Steam ...
On a warm September day in 1896, a quiet field about 15 miles north of Waco became the epicenter of one of the most unusual and tragic spectacles in Texas history: the Crash at Crush, a staged head-on ...
History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Museum of American History ...
A small group gathered along the railroad tracks crossing Richmond Avenue late Wednesday afternoon to watch a rare sight. Union Pacific’s No. 4014, known as a Big Boy steam locomotive, thundered ...
OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...
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