Ding-ding-ding. Clackety clack. WHOOOOOOT! Noises, first and foremost, are what people remember about trains. Not for nothing is "choo-choo" one of the first words most kids learn to say — somewhere ...

In this Monday, April 15, 2019 photo, a locomotive is displayed at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. (Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer via AP) SUGARCREEK (AP) — Jerry Jacobson was a young ...

Not all national historic sites are cited on mountains or historic battlefields. In nearby Scranton, Pa., there is a unique national park that celebrates a machine and its effect on this country’s ...

History lessons come in all forms. Occasionally, lessons can come barreling in at more than 100 miles per hour and weighing over half a million pounds. This is the case with the Norfolk & Western ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...

Do you have a budding conductor in your family? Hop on board, because Long Island has your train-obsessed kids covered. While many children enjoy watching the LIRR chug across the Island, there are ...

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...

There aren’t many parks in the Bay Area that can compete with Golden Gate Park, but in terms of dramatic hikes, soaring views, kids attractions (and adorable piglets), Tilden Park may give San ...

Being pulled by another train, the Norfolk & Western 611 steam locomotive sped past onlookers Thursday on its way to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. The steam engine, built in 1950, ...

Kids are crazy about trains and this collection of four engaging and educational films is sure to captivate your little one time and again Find out all about trains while learning the ABCs in The ...

A PAYING ADULT. GET IN FREE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE A PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY UP CLOSE IN ROSEVILLE THIS MORNING. UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY, THE LARGEST OPERATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD, ARRIVED IN ...