There are 23 miles of railroad in the United States. President Millard Fillmore signs the first Railroad Land Grant Act. By encouraging railroad construction in undeveloped territories, particularly ...

On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The Zephyr was unlike any train seen before. Powered by a revolutionary compact ...

SPENCER — The cab count for the Streamliners at Spencer railroading festival has hit 25 with the announcement of the final locomotive to appear during the four-day event. The Erie No. 833 E8 marks the ...

As a child, I loved trains: Lionel toy trains, Amtrak trains, the small-gauge ride-on train at a nearby park that I named Engie Benji. My family vacationed in Strasburg, Pa., stayed at the Red Caboose ...

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SPENCER — Tickets for Streamliners at Spencer will go on sale at 9 a.m. today. The four-day festival, May 29 to June 1, will include Streamliner locomotives of the 1930s through 1950s gathered around ...

Streamliners caused a stir throughout the U.S. when they made their debut in the 1930s. These trains had a smooth, sleek design. But they didn’t just look neat; they were fast, some of them reaching ...

The 1947 Streamliner’s cab-over-engine tractor had a beautifully curvaceous shape, with the rear end sweeping down in a steep unbroken line to fully skirted dual wheels. One restored model still ...