In this new column called Ask Madison, Madison O’Hara, a Victoria native and Advocate reporter, answers questions readers have about anything and everything to do with the Crossroads. Email your ...

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad chugs slowly along the shoreline, offering unhurried ocean views. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad is a historic sightseeing railroad that ferries travelers along the ...

Locomotive 41, a popular tourist attraction at Knott’s Berry Farm in Southern California, has undergone an extensive 20-month restoration in Durango and is now back in service at the theme park.

When it has been decided that a train can no longer run on the tracks, there are a variety of ways to retire them, some of ...

ELY, Nev. (KTNV) — In one Nevada community, the history of the American railway is kept alive and well. "Our trains are 100 and 150 years old, and that's what we run. We have people who will reserve ...

Caltrain has opened an online store with the hope of auctioning off 20 retired diesel locomotives that can be repurposed as a brewery, store, community center or cozy home. An opening bid for the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After years of rest, a 100-year-old steam engine locomotive has been brought back to life. A blessing was held for “Kaipu,” one of the last locomotives brought to the ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...

Communities near railyards, ports and other freight corridors have long been hit hard by air pollution from dirty, old locomotives. These massive, track-mounted vehicles, which use a diesel generator ...

Scenic views from the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. On a stretch of the Oregon Coast where pine-covered hills roll to the Pacific Ocean, an old-fashioned steam locomotive chugs along the shoreline, ...