October 14, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, October 13, 2016) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Two brothers, originally from Curtis, made an excursion together to see the historic “Living Legend” Union Pacific steam engine No. 844 on Thursday afternoon. Full story: North Platte...
September 20, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: The Tennessean, September 20, 2016) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country singer Darryl Worley will be the celebrity guest on the 74th annual Santa Train that will deliver 15 tons of Christmas presents, food and winter clothes to hundreds of children and families across...
September 20, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2016) LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Long Beach Fire Department began receiving calls at 2:37 a.m., reporting a fire near the intersection of California Avenue and East 27th Street. When firefighters arrived, they found the Southern...
September 14, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Livingston Enterprise, September 13, 2016) LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Livingston will look like an old railroad town when the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners bring their vintage cars to town. Full story: Livingston...
September 12, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Standard Examiner, September 10, 2016) OGDEN, Utah — With the Golden Spike sesquicentennial less than three years away, a small group of volunteers are working feverishly to wrap up a 25-year labor of love in time to celebrate it. Full story: Standard...
September 6, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Labor Day is an oddly apolitical affair in the United States. Most people treat it primarily as an excuse to barbecue with the family. If we pay homage to workers movements at all, it’s usually to celebrate...
September 2, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Curbed New York, September 1, 2016) NEW YORK — Two of the PATH train cars that was trapped under the rubble after the 9/11 terrorist attacks will now be opened to the public for the first time ever on the anniversary of the tragedy this month. Untapped Cities...
August 30, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: New York Times, August 28, 2016) NEW YORK — The large Amtrak departures board in Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan draws masses of commuters to the floor beneath it, where they stare up as if in a trance. The slightest movement of the sign inside the...
August 18, 2016 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: www.nj.com, August 18, 2016) HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. — A portion of the roadbed that was laid for New Jersey’s first railroad in 1832 has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Full story: www.nj.com
August 8, 2016 | CN, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Montreal Gazette, August 5, 2016) MONTREAL — It was a somber scene inside the CNR’s Bonaventure Station that summer evening. Two weeks before, Sir Henry Thornton had submitted his resignation as president of Canadian National Railways and now, on Aug. 1,...
