SPENCER — An iconic steam passenger engine built in 1950 is headed to Spencer for a complete restoration that should put the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 locomotive back on the rails, blowing her ...

The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer on Thursday showed off a Class J #611 steam locomotive to promote trips to Lynchburg, Va., on April 8 and to Charlotte on April 9. Travelers will ride trains ...

For the first time since the 1950s, a steam-powered locomotive will whistle through Genesee Valley. Starting this weekend, and continuing Aug. 26-27, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum ...

Railroad fans in central Pennsylvania are in for a treat during the month of October as Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, known as “The Queen of Steam,” visits Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The historic steam loco Clun Castle which will pull the Shakespeare Express -Credit:Vintage Trains (Vintage Trains) A steam loco ...

A steam locomotive at Knott’s Berry Farm has been reborn, a birthing that took seven years. Engine No. 340, the “Green River,” is one of two engines owned by the farm. It and sister engine No. 41 were ...

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History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

Farewell to the Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611! This last-of-its kind locomotive from 1950 passed through New Cumberland on Monday as it made its way from Strasburg Rail Road to its next stop in ...

The Reading & Northern Railroad announced this week that T-1 class steam locomotive 2102 will lead four ‘Iron Horse Rambles’ starting in May. Built in 1945 by the Reading Company at their shops in ...

A steam loco once driven by King Charles will haul a special train into Nuneaton for the first time this summer. The gleaming green Clun Castle, number 7029, is coming to Nuneaton on Sunday, July 14, ...