New York Central L3a 4-8-2 “Mohawk” #3001 was recently moved around at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, IN. While an equipment move wouldn’t normally become a news item, the fact the move is to facilitate the engine’s trip to Fort Wayne, IN for restoration is noteworthy.Read More →
…specifically The View. Gabriel Hostin, son of The View co-host Sunny Hostin was busted for trespassing on Metro-North’s tracks in New Rochelle, NY. This Westchester County community is the location where the New York, New Haven & Hartford’s line to Woodlawn Jct. that gave the New Haven access to GrandRead More →
Barstow, CA has long been an important locale on what is now the BNSF Transcon route–the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe main line between Southern California and Chicago via Kansas City, MO. In 2026, that importance is growing through the new Barstow International Gateway, known as BIG, that willRead More →
Locomotives are exceptionally well-covered on outlets like All Things Trains. But it’s not often that mass-market publications like The Wall Street Journal produce in-depth pieces that are focused on any aspect of railroading. Union Pacific #4014, the only operational of the 8 surviving Big Boys has made trains popular again…atRead More →
Here at All Things Trains, we love trains…and we love baseball! One of the best players in the major leagues since the 1960s was Dave Parker, who played for 6 teams, but was best known for his decade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his time as a minor leaguer withRead More →
On Thursday, July 16th, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis J3 4-8-4 #576 was fired up for the first time since 1952. The engine became the latest large steam locomotive to become operable since 2010, including N&W J-Class #611, Union Pacific Big Boy #4014, two Reading T-1s (2100 and 2102), andRead More →
We had an amazing time last weekend (July 18th and 19th) at the Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. We saw our friends at Traintiques.net, made new friends with Troy Maglin at Troy’s Train Shop, and met lots of great people whoRead More →
On Tuesday, July 14th, video began making the rounds taken by a CN train crew of their train engulfed in flames. In response, CN issued the following statement linked here: CN Statement on Train Trapped in Ontario Wildfire. The crew is safe, and for the video, please visit the followingRead More →
The Boyertown-based Colebrookdale Railroad has received a $25 million federal grant to support a variety of improvements for both freight and passenger services. U.S. Senator John Fetterman was instrumental in securing the funds, and this comes after the nonprofit carrier has worked in recent years to expand both core aspectsRead More →
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande–formerly Iowa Pacific’s San Luis & Rio Grande, and once the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s route to Creede and Alamosa in the Centennial State’s San Luis Valley–more than $7 million in grant funds to upgrade its route. The languageRead More →
