What does it take to save historic rail equipment? It might seem like a lot, even for a simple flatcar. However, learning ...

PSU railroad program picking up steam State Transportation Committee hearing discusses region’s effect on Pa. economy Local News May 29, 2025 William Kibler Staff Writer [email protected] ...

A trestle once used by the Pennsylvania Railroad towers over Route 61 between Pottsville and St. Clair. (FILE) The most famous of the PRR bridges was the trestle over Route 61, north of Saint Clair.

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad had a strong year in 2024 with increased ridership numbers and the opening of a new regional rail station. 2023 saw over 322,000 guests ride with Reading ...

Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Railroad went the “duplex” route, taking the hinge out of the design and fixing two engine sets onto a rigid frame. The PRR manufactured 83 locomotives between 1937 and ...

What’s old is new again In the first public showing of the combined cab, boiler shell, and prow of No. 5550, the Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust displayed its progress during the 2022 ...

Third #3 was the last steam locomotive bought by the East Broad Top (EBT) Railroad. #3 was also the most powerful. The locomotive was in storage for about 67 years, since 1956.

That said, it's still impressive that the Big Boy 4014, a locomotive delivered by Union Pacific Railroad in December of 1941, still holds distinction in the Guinness Book of World Records for the ...

Musser spends up to four hours a day in the cab where temperatures sometimes reach more than 100 degrees. Steam trains, like the one Musser worked on Tuesday, can carry at least six tons of coal.