Rising from the rust
PORTSMOUTH -- It finally came together on a wet, muddy night in Portsmouth, with pieces of the historic steam locomotive dangling from cranes. First, the 70-ton wheel assembly was lifted off a truck...
View ArticleRiding into history
LENOX - The 20-mile roundtrip glides past bucolic landscapes and shuttered paper mills, gently sweeping rivers and aluminum-sided industrial buildings, the scenery framed by the windows of...
View ArticleRailroad industry bringing profit, jobs to Pa.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The railroad industry is picking up steam again, after losing ground decades ago to the nation's trucking industry. And Pittsburgh's expertise and history in the business — Andrew...
View ArticleWhen railroads made history: Dennison, Ohio
Halfway between the cities of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Columbus, Ohio is an Ohio town known as Dennison. It became a strategic town because in the early days of railroading, a locomotive could...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific invites Canadians to share in the legacy of the Last Spike
BANFF, AB, July 2 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific marks a significant milestone this year as it celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the driving of the Last Spike, which signaled the completion of Canada's...
View ArticleRoanoke promoting rail history to tourists
Roanoke is promoting its' railroad heritage to attract tourists. Rail lines weave romantically throughout Roanoke, tying the town to ports and portals, far from the beckoning Blue Ridge. Once a place...
View ArticleFaster rail travel could blossom in N.C.
RICHMOND, Va. -- What, lawyer John Krieger asked an audience here the other day, is the only real advance in transportation over the past half century? Those in attendance at the 2010 Southeast High...
View ArticleTickets Still Available for Historic Train Rides in First Iowa-based NRHS...
National rail heritage event, June 18-24, is based in Cedar Rapids and features five days of rare excursions – many led by steam engines -- plus photo sessions and museum tours Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
View ArticleRoanoke hosts passengers on fall excursion train ride
Aaron Jones, 4, gets rocks from Ben Crooks at the market in downtown Roanoke. Aaron and his grandparents, Sandye and Sam Kirkley, from China Grove, N.C., took the passenger train from Spencer, N.C....
View ArticleCelebrate National Train Day at Chandler's Arizona Railway Museum
The sleek trains of the Metro light rail system have garnered much attention the past few years, but a hodgepodge of formidable old rail cars sitting in a field in Chandler will shine on Saturday,...
View ArticleWisconsin museum aims to preserve railroad history
Comments STURTEVANT, Wis. (Map, News) - As large and orange as it is, it is still easy to drive right by this piece of history sitting beside Wisconsin Street. The caboose looks like all the other...
View ArticleA sampling of the Tampa Bay area's notable fine arts, science and history...
5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota; (941) 359-5700. Now showing: "The Amazing American Circus Poster: The Strobridge Lithographing Company," showcases 80 brilliantly colored, boldly bombastic posters...
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5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota; (941) 359-5700. Now showing: "The Amazing American Circus Poster: The Strobridge Lithographing Company," showcases 80 brilliantly colored, boldly bombastic posters...
View ArticlePrivate railroad plans Miami-Orlando passenger service
TAMPA -- The prospects of high-speed rail in Florida anytime soon died last year when Gov. Rick Scott turned down $2.4 billion in federal money. Now the question is whether private enterprise can...
View ArticleHistoric caboose gets a new home, restoration hope
A historic train caboose has made its final journey. Caboose 715, one of a series belonging to Flaglerâs Florida East Coast Railway, left its base Oct. 1 at the Florida Pioneer Museum in Florida...
View ArticleMuseum’s move to Frisco means prized collection of locomotives, train cars...
Packing up decades of history is never easy. But that’s just what the Museum of the American Railroad aims to do as it relocates from Fair Park to Frisco in the coming weeks. Of course, having more...
View ArticleMini-train acquired by Brownwood railroad museum
BROWNWOOD, Texas - Visitors to a Brownwood museum might soon be able to ride the rails as another way to appreciate the train industry. The...
View ArticleScenic railroad is engineering a record year
Ridership on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is on track for a record year. Through Oct. 31, the popular tourist railroad through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park had recorded 143,561 passengers...
View ArticleRio Tinto to upgrade iron ore fleet with Wabtec equipment
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has signed a $21 million contract with Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, to provide electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipment for a...
View ArticleAssignment Alaska: Alaska Railroad Engine 557's Long Journey Home
It's been a long journey home for the Alaska Railroad Engine 557. This week a semi-truck carried the steam locomotive to a railroad shop in Wasilla for restoration, but her odyssey began in 1944, when...
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