Category Archives: Steam Locomotives
NKP 765 Steam is Back for Railfan Days!
Travel back to 1944 this summer and enjoy a day with the famous steam locomotive NKP No. 765! Ride aboard a vintage freight train, photograph historic scenes straight out of the 1940s, and enjoy a very special day for photographers, … Continue reading
Train Festival 2011 July 21-24
Steam and diesel locomotives from around the country will be on display for visitors to tour the cabs, take photos, watch demonstrations and much more. Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island, Illinois will host Train Festival 2011, July 21-24. Displays … Continue reading
McCloud Steam Engine No. 25 Coming to Oregon Coast Scenic Railway
McCloud Railway 2-6-2 No. 25 has left its California home of 86 years and has been shipped to its new location in Oregon. Crews spent much of the week loading the engine and tender onto trucks inside the shop at … Continue reading
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Tennessee Valley RR to add Southern 630 Steam
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s 1904 Alco, No. 630, began test runs Saturday after a 13-year rebuild and a long period of inactivity beginning in 1989. The Southern Railway 2-8-0 returned to steam was completed in less than a year. The … Continue reading
2011 Grand Canyon Railway Photo Charter
The Grand Canyon Railway is one of America’s premiere tourist railroads. Although the railroad operates year round, their 1923 steam locomotive, 2-8-2 #4960, will operate on May 14-15, 2011, just a few of the select days for all of 2011. … Continue reading
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Civil War era Great Locomotive Chase Movie Review
Walt Disney’s The Great Locomotive Chase tells a true Civil War railroad story about the Andrews Raiders, a team of 24 Union spies. Share ThisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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Southern Pacific Daylight 4449 July Excursions
Operators of the Southern Pacific 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 4449 have announced that it will traverse the Columbia River Gorge over BNSF rails July 2 and 3. The train will depart Portland Union Station for Wishram, Wash., with a stop … Continue reading
Triple-Header Steam on Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad
RailsNW is pleased to once again present a specialty charter with the Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad out of Elbe, WA. In a unique triple-header steam locomotive opportunity, we will start our journey by traveling across the Nisqually River bridge to … Continue reading
Steam Returns to Great Smokey Mountain Railroad
T he Great Smoky Mountains Railroad has purchased several pieces of equipment from Maine’s Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad. Included in the purchase are a steam locomotive, a Rail Diesel Car, and nine coaches. The steam locomotive is a Swedish … Continue reading
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