Charles Lester III knew from a very early age that his grandfather’s seven-foot wooden model of a steam locomotive was something to be looked at, not played with. “My father used to pile things up in ...

A Gwinnett County man has turned a lifelong fascination with locomotives into a global online community, connecting train ...

Before there was a Disneyland Railroad, Walt Disney had his own miniature live steam railroad at his home in Holmby Hills. The Carolwood Pacific Railroad, named after the street where the home was on, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The ¾ inch to 1 foot scale model of the 2-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive built by ...

In a photograph dated April 26, 1908, with arms crossed and a stern expression, a young Howard Folker, conductor and engineer, stood with a railroad crew in front of the Shay No. 7 steam engine that ...

One of the world’s largest steam locomotives stopped in Covina on Sunday as it embarked on a journey to be restored as a living piece of history. Hundreds of train enthusiasts greeted and sent off the ...

LOS ANGELES – The whistle blows as the steam engine starts out on the main line with passengers on board, on the top of the cars. That’s right – the top of the cars. This is the Los Angeles Live ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With its loose shingles and rusted sides, the listing water tank looks as timeworn as the model steam engine that chugs around the 12-foot-by-24-foot display ...

Thomas Murphy is enjoying his retirement from the New York State Police, which started in 1993, but don’t think he’s spending his free time on the golf course. Instead, you can find him outside in his ...

Though I’ve been in the hobby for more than 70 years, I’m still amazed at the number of new products being released. Gone are ...

It becomes the third steam engine for the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad in Fish Camp.