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Each ride lasts approximately 90 minutes round-trip. All ticket are nonrefundable and available to purchase online only.
According to Iowa’s Boone & Scenic Valley, the 2-8-2 is scheduled to operate on Saturdays from Sept. 20 to Oct. 25. No. 8419 ...
Steam trains, 19th century railways, and majestic redwood forests are all part of America’s unique national treasure. What better way to celebrate each of them than by bringing them together in one ...
GRAND MOUND, Iowa — A little more than 600 people live in Grand Mound, Iowa, and the community came out to see the Big Boy Locomotive. The 83-year-old steam train is traveling through nine states on ...
Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination to visit, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s. The two ...
Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...
True train fans know that steam locomotives offer a unique experience. It's like stepping back to a quieter time — a time when slow travel ruled and every seat provided the best view onboard. Just a ...
The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children’s book. Credit...Video by Ellie Smith For The New York Times Supported by By ...
There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...
Unique' Sunday roast steam trains are running into Birmingham city centre this autumn. Vintage Trains is offering the chance to travel and dine in style aboard the Shakespeare Express, with linen-laid ...
WTF?<BR><BR>It was on Hulu, and I get it is called "Galaxy Railways" about trains... IN SPACE.<BR><BR>So I figured, you know... that they'd have "space" trains on some sort of hyperspae ...
The famous Union Pacific Big Boy was the heaviest steam locomotive ever built when it became operational in the 1940s. An icon of the American railroads, it was retired from service in 1959 as the ...