LORAIN, Ohio – Railroad history, advanced technology, energy conservation and fond memories of a regional business leader all run on the same tracks, which run through Lorain County. Next year, the ...

In this new column called Ask Madison, Madison O’Hara, a Victoria native and Advocate reporter, answers questions readers have about anything and everything to do with the Crossroads. Email your ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RED BAY, Ala. (WHNT) — After a few delays, ...

Most Saturday mornings, about a dozen volunteers gather at Ochsner Hospital's rail yard off Jefferson Highway to maintain Southern Pacific Engine 745 -- the last remaining steam locomotive that was ...

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: The locomotive market is in a state of flux with numerous options in multiple stages of design and test. Apologies for the all-too-obvious wordplays, but the market for ...

Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. has announced plans to invest $100 million to buy 20 battery-electric locomotives and supporting infrastructure, and 10 of the locomotives will be built in ...

Union Pacific (UP) on April 29 released its annual Building America Report, highlighting progress on key goals, including safety and sustainability, as well as the development and testing of a new ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo sold its steam engines to a preservation society in the Wisconsin Dells. If you want to visit the Riverside and Greater Northern Railroad, it is open every day in the summer ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomed a new diesel engine to its train fleet. An inaugural ride for Engine No. 2025 is open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 13. The long-running steam locomotives, a ...

It was the 1950s, a transitional postwar era when road transportation was still picking up pace, and railways did the heavy lifting. Steam engines were on the way out as diesel locomotives gained a ...