December 3, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Atlas Obscura, December 2, 2019) NEW YORK — Ira Silverman was always on the go. In the late 1960s, the train enthusiast enrolled in Northwestern University’s Transportation Center in Evanston, near the great national rail hub of Chicago. This proximity gave...
November 27, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Denverite, November 26, 2019) DENVER, Colo. — If you want to get around snowy conditions, maybe try a giant train. Tuesday’s snowstorm was no match for Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014, a 1.2 million pound engine that successfully departed Denver on...
November 25, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Kingsport Times News, November 23, 2019) ABOARD THE SANTA TRAIN — What’s a little rain? Nothing much, when you want to see the Santa Train. That, apparently, is the way folks along CSX’s rail line between Shelby, Kentucky, and downtown Kingsport were looking...
November 22, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Kingsport Times News, November 21, 2019) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Community volunteers gathered Wednesday at Food City on Eastman Road in Kingsport to ready many of the more than 15 tons of gifts to be distributed from this year’s Santa Train. Full story:...
November 20, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Kingsport Times News, November 18, 2019) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — As the Santa Train makes its 77th trek on Saturday, from Eastern Kentucky through Southwest Virginia and into Northeast Tennessee, Santa Claus will spend the 110-mile, approximately nine-hour trip on...
November 11, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, November 9, 2019) BRYAN, Texas — Union Pacific has announced that it is donating the No. 4141 George Bush Locomotive for permanent display at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Full story:...
November 1, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 1, 2019) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — On Nov. 1, 1855, the Pacific Railroad’s first train to Jefferson City left downtown bearing 600 prominent citizens. The railroad was a powerful expression of the city’s aspirations. Led by U.S. Sen....
October 7, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: St. George News, October 6, 2019) ST. GEORGE, Utah — A six-vehicle crash in Beryl may have had something to do with the world’s largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s “Big Boy,” which rolled through the small town Saturday afternoon. Full story: St. George...
September 30, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 29, 2019) BRIGHTON — As Amtrak’s Lincoln Service train speeds along the Illinois prairie at 67 mph, it shows off a special car coupled to the rear — the Hollywood Beach, a restored private rail car, which is taking a group...
September 13, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 5, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — The world’s largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, will embark on a third and final tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad’s...
