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 →

As we speak, Union Pacific #4014–the only operating Big Boy–is traveling over Norfolk Southern’s former Nickel Plate Road main line, headed eastbound. The NKP was very well-known for its fleet of fast Berkshires and Hudsons, but the Big Boy will be the most-watched of the steamers to hit the carrier’sRead More →