HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...
Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders were assembling ...
ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...
Hundreds of railroad fans gathered Saturday at the Virginia Museum of Transportation to see “old 611” off on a trip to North Carolina for major repairs. But many of them, including Tom Gordon, saw it ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After years of rest, a 100-year-old steam engine locomotive has been brought back to life. A blessing was held for “Kaipu,” one of the last locomotives brought to the ...
PORT ANGELES — This Sunday, interested residents will be able to get an up-close view of the Rayonier No. 4, an old locomotive located in Port Angeles at Chase Street and Lauridsen Boulevard. The ...
The change, which boosts by $153 million MotivePower’s initial $223 million contract with the MTA, will also help the authority reduce the noxious diesel fumes the trains push out into subway tunnels ...