January 14, 2021 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Freight Waves, January 11, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — As profiled in an earlier Flashback Friday article, the railroad was first developed in Great Britain. Although they developed later in the United States than in England, wooden railroads were also built...
October 19, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Lexington Clipper-Herald, October 17, 2020) LEXINGTON, Neb. — A book published this year about the 1867 Native American raid and train derailment at Plum Creek is now available at the Dawson County Historical Museum. The book, “Attacking the Union Pacific:...
September 8, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Mlive, September 4, 2020) MARQUETTE, Mich. — A 19th Century steam locomotive is set for a 900-mile journey from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Pennsylvania. The Yankee is a vertical boiler model manufactured by Alexander Chaplin and Co. of Glasgow, Scotland,...
August 17, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 15, 2020) TREGO, Wisc. — Walking through the dust and dirt of the rail yard, Robert Tabern stopped to point to a tiny door at the side of an Art Deco-styled train engine that had seen better days. Full story: Milwaukee...
July 30, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 30, 2020) BALTIMORE, Md. — Unrest threatened the streets of Baltimore in 2015, and the governor was confronted with a decision freighted with enormous consequences: How much force should he use to quell the disturbance? Full story:...
June 29, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, June 27, 2020) ALTOONA, Pa. — The MG, for “Middle Grade,” Switch Tower along the mainline tracks about 2 miles west of the Horseshoe Curve is destined to soon be gone. Full story: Altoona Mirror
June 11, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: KSL, June 10, 2020) SALT LAKE CITY — As thunderstorms moved through Box Elder County’s western desert last week, lightning sparked a handful of fires that grew due to brush and invasive cheatgrass in the area. By the time the fires were extinguished, a few...
June 5, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Standard-Examiner, June 4, 2020) PROMONTORY SUMMIT — The iron horses are starting to run again at Golden Spike National Historical Park. Beginning Friday, June 5, replicas of the steam locomotives that were on hand at the original driving of the golden spike...
May 5, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Standard-Examiner, April 4, 2020) PROMONTORY SUMMIT — COVID-19 concerns have led officials to cancel this year’s May 10 annual commemoration of the joining of the transcontinental railroad. Full story: Standard-Examiner
April 7, 2020 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Linn’s Stamp News, April 6, 2020) SIDNEY, Ohio — The readers of Linn’s Stamp News let their affinity for issues celebrating historic events show through in their selection of the three stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1869 completion of the...
