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 ...

After years of outdoor deterioration, six steam locomotives will finally have protection from the elements in a new facility. Construction is expected to begin on the building this month at the ...

Modernizing our country's rail system, if done right, can create thousands of family-sustaining jobs. Some of those jobs would manufacture cleaner, safer green locomotives, the future of rail ...

Marlin Uhirch has been preserving the legacy and work of Uhrich Locomotives. In Strasburg, Uhrich Locomotive Works has been around since 1948. Functioning originally as a steam locomotive shop, ...

THOMPSON AND MESERVE'S PURCHASE - Coming off two consecutive record-breaking seasons, the Mount Washington Cog Railway this month is poised to begin seeking a third milestone, with its owners hoping ...

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