November 20, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Arkansas Online, November 19, 2015) CONWAY, Ark. — The premiere of Steel Rails in Arkansas, an original Arkansas Educational Television Network film featuring train action in the state, will air at 3:30 p.m. Sunday on AETN. Full story: Arkansas...
November 20, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Cochrane Eagle, November 19, 2015) COCHRANE, Alberta — A railroad runs through it and, with it, all the goods, services and progress 130 years on the rails brings. Canada’s national railroad, or Canadian Pacific Railroad, celebrated a milestone anniversary...
November 18, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Chicago Mag, November 16, 2015) CHICAGO — The Great Hall in Union Station is famous. And it’s famously empty. All that grandeur, constructed over a decade from some of Daniel Burnham’s final designs, and the vast majority of its travelers end up crammed into...
November 16, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Television station WDBJ, November 12, 2015) ROANOKE, Va. — The return of the 611 steam locomotive thrilled fans and also pumped millions of dollars into the Virginia economy. Full story: www.wdbj7.com
November 6, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: AFP, November 5, 2015) WARSAW, Poland — Experts will next week begin inspecting the site in the southwestern Polish city of Walbrzych where a Nazi train that could contain looted treasure is allegedly buried, the city said Thursday. Full story: Yahoo...
November 3, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Fox 2 Now, November 2, 2015) GASCONADE, Mo. — A railroad bridge collapsed beneath a train in Gasconade County 160 years ago. The wreck on November 1, 1855, was the worst in Missouri history. When the Gasconade River is low, something is unveiled on the river...
November 3, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Financial Post, October 30, 2015) OTTAWA — When the last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, the company that had connected Canada from coast to coast faced a whole new challenge: generating traffic on the line. Full story: Financial...
October 30, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Mashable, October 30, 2015) NEW YORK — As railroads spread westward across the United States in the 19th century, engineers had to contend with uneven, loose and rugged terrain. Because an undermined rail could lead to a literal trainwreck, tracks had to be...
October 29, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Associated Press, October 29, 2015) SANTIAGO, Cuba — From east to the west, trains offer a fine-grained, slow-moving view of Cuba that few foreigners ever see. Full story: US News & World Report
October 19, 2015 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Daily Nonpareil, October 18, 2015) COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — An authentic piece from one of the most important moments in American transportation history has been on display at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum since it opened in 2003. Yet museum officials feel...
