Two cameras positioned on top of the Johnstown train station will now broadcast rail traffic globally as part of the Virtual Railfan streaming platform starting Dec. 2. This project was made possible ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — You’re invited ...

In the mid-1960’s, New York Central Railroad engineer Don Wetzel was exploring ways to make trains run safer, cheaper, but most importantly: faster. And, clearly, the most logical means of ...

It’s been a long time since the golden age of rail in North America. With the push to further develop airplanes during World ...

Schoolchildren in Eastern Iowa in the 1930s into the 1960s often got to visit places or experience events that are no longer available to children today. One of the more notable outings: Tours of the ...

When Dan Weatherby hears the distant wail of a train whistle, he hops in his car and drives toward the action. That usually means grabbing his 6-year-old son, Max, and traveling the short distance ...

Railfanning spots with heavy rail traffic can be a magnet for enthusiasts and casual observers. The constant parade of one train after another with minimal lulls in between is alluring - and a stark ...

Volunteers are working to bring a 1960s push-pull diesel train back to a branch line after an absence of more than half a century. The trains, once a common sight, have not run on the Corfe Castle to ...

SLATON, Texas (KCBD) - In his younger years, it was common for Bill Wagner to spend his free time following trains. In the summer of 1970, Wagner, then a student at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., ...