It might be a warm summer morning in the early 1950s on the Illinois Central near Clinton, Ill.; or maybe a cold January day along the Pere Marquette outside of Grand Rapids, Mich. There's the sound ...

Gresley designed the A4 out of national pride and competitive fury. After riding Germany’s fast DR 877 diesel train, he resolved that Britain would not be beaten on the rails. By streamlining his ...

An original Reading Railroad locomotive may soon be back on the tracks. After more than a decade of work, a project to restore Locomotive No. 2100 is wrapping up, according to representatives of ...

He made a fortune as a commodities broker, then used his wealth to back the American Freedom Train and other high-profile vintage excursions. By Clay Risen Ross E. Rowland Jr., who made his fortune ...