In 1882, Joe M. Douglas bought a small railroad from Frederick Birdsall. The railroad ran in Dayton Valley, carrying ore tailings from Gold Canyon to a nearby mill with a connection to the Carson and ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

IF YOU GOWhat: RailfestWhen: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SundayWhere: Tennessee Valley Railway Museum, 4119 Cromwell RoadAdmission: $20 adults, $15 children ...

The Lakeside Amusement Park train has a very long and colorful history and is unique among miniature railroads left operating in the United States. There were 30 or more small steam locomotives ...

Noel Poirier, executive director of the Age of Steam Roundhouse, walks near Canadian Pacific No. 1293, built in 1948 by Canadian Locomotive Co. It is one of two steam locomotives at the Age of Steam ...

In my day there were many more railroad crossings than now. Chattanooga was really and truly "Choo Choo City." John Wilson's new book about trains in Chattanooga most likely tells how many passenger ...

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 ...

Click here if you’re unable to view the photo gallery on your mobile device. The unmistakable sound of Redwood Valley Railway’s steam trains will reverberate through the Berkeley hills this weekend ...

FROM the Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen come two pamphlets “Steam Locomotive Design” by D. Patrick (London: The Draughtsman Publishing Co., Ltd. 4s.) and “Small Craft Types” ...

One small word keeps coming up among those anticipating this week's historic visitor to Eastern Iowa. 'This is obviously kind of a big deal,' said Darren Ferreter. 'This is a big deal,' echoed Nick ...