A frequent question from railfans is why? Why are some diesels destined for scrap? Why does your favorite locomotive go off ...

PINE BLUFF — Three men are accused of stealing copper from Union Pacific locomotives near Pine Bluff late last month, causing an estimated $5.5 million in damage to the engines, according to a ...

DANBURY — A group of railroad enthusiasts have raised over $66,000 to save a historic locomotive from the scrap yard and bring it to its new home at the Danbury Railway Museum. Known as #1127, the ...

The Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad Historical Society will host a happy hour meet and greet May 4 at Susquehanna Brewing Company, Pittston. Proceeds will benefit the restoration of Boston & ...

Train fans can breathe a sigh of relief as a 1940s vintage locomotive that once helped cart coal at the Mount Tom power station in Holyoke is headed to a new life at the in Lenox. The locomotive is ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

The builder of a roadside restaurant attraction in Ohio has claimed one of four steam engines abandoned in a Roanoke scrap yard. Terry Byrne intends to haul off his find today aboard a supersized ...

The committee looking into what to do with the aging locomotive on display in downtown Carbonear has presented council with a list of options that range from restoring it to scrapping it, said Deputy ...