A frequent question from railfans is why? Why are some diesels destined for scrap? Why does your favorite locomotive go off ...

Train fans can breathe a sigh of relief as a 1940s vintage locomotive that once helped cart coal at the Mount Tom power station in Holyoke is headed to a new life at the in Lenox. The locomotive is ...

Professional model makers Richard Pogson, from Camelford, and Michael Russell, from Truro, bought the nameplates for an ...

In difficult times, Americans have always banded together to face a common challenge. In partnership with the National WWII Museum, this Living series spotlights homefront scenes from World War II.

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

Editor’s note: this story has been clarified to specify the $600 the company must pay was a fee, not a fine In September, a couple of rusty old trains, parked at the Balloon Track in Eureka for over ...