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 →
While Union Pacific’s Big Boy tours several east coast states, the company also had a presence at the Great American State Fair, which took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC for portions of June and July. All Things Trains Chairman Phil Bell visited the fair several times andRead More →
Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a tremendous week, traveling from its display location in Philadelphia for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend and into the railroad company town of Altoona, PA. Public and private events in the heart of the Pennsylvania Railroad were followed by traversing the famous Horseshoe CurveRead More →
One fan of Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a very, very bad day. The Facebook page Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad w/Jason Asselin shared video of a hapless fan who stood next to the rail as the Big Boy and her train were approaching during its Eastern tour. After bringingRead More →
CSX Transportation’s America250 GE CM44AH locomotives made their way to Washington, DC on Saturday, June 27th. They led Office Car Special train, symbol P001, which included two of the carrier’s former F40PH units, CSX 1 and CSX 2, and passenger cars named for former presidents of CSX itself and predecessorRead More →
The Chicago Sun-Times has a great write-up on Metra’s America250 locomotive, EMD SD70MAC-H #525 and the designer of its paint scheme, Felicia Woods. The 525 is part of a group of former Kansas City Southern SD70MACs that are being rebuilt with flared radiators and 480V HEP capabilities for use onRead More →
We have discussed a number of the locomotives painted for the America250 celebration…but the Long Island Rail Road’s has an interesting twist: Instagram user Tim Vitelity, going by username Long Island Railroad Concepts has been posting artist’s renderings of various Long Island Railroad locomotives in fictional paint schemes. Frankly, manyRead 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 →
On June 2nd, the Union Pacific Railroad introduced GE ET44AC (A C45ACCTE in UP parlance) #4547, honoring President Donald J. Trump and commemorating America’s 250th Birthday. The locomotive is dressed in white, red, deep blue, and gold, in an arrangement reminiscent of the new Air Force One scheme. It’s firstRead More →
The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, a unit of Genessee Valley Transportation that operates primarily over the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western/Erie Lackawanna Scranton Division main line and a portion of the former Delaware & Hudson in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, unveiled M630 #1776 in its America250 paint scheme. #1776 was built by theRead More →
