In 2027, the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway will celebrate its 200th anniversary. For almost 200 years, the railroad, in its ...

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...

Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

News & Products for the week of January 5th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about ...

Whatever your scale or discipline in the hobby, odds are good that there was a new release that caught your eye and had you ...

Angie Appleton is a clinical acupuncturist, but has also spent the last decade volunteering at Severn Valley Railway. The ...

A steam locomotive has made its first official appearance following a 10-year restoration project by volunteers. The 1960 loco, a class 62 engine from the former Yugoslavia, was brought to the UK in ...

The historic steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225, which was pulled from service two weeks ago, has been repaired and will lead the North Pole Express this weekend, the Steam Railroading Institute ...

The legendary Pere Marquette 1225, featured in the move "Polar Express," appears to be ready to lead the Steam Railroading Institute's annual North Pole Express excursions after completing a test run ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (WILX) - The holidays are here, and festivities have officially begun in Owosso. On Thursday, the North Pole Express’ engines were fired up for the first time this season. Every year, ...

NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — After spending the last two years out of service, the William H. Simpson No. 17 steam locomotive has returned home to York County, Northern Central Railway of York announced. Built ...