Aug 9, 2026
Saved for a Dollar, Clocked at 103 MPH: The Story of Santa Fe No. 3751
The oldest surviving 4-8-4 steam locomotive in the world nearly went to the scrapper before a historical society bought it for one…
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Aug 8, 2026
The Locomotive Behind The Polar Express: Pere Marquette No. 1225
A Michigan Berkshire saved from the scrapper's torch became the real-world inspiration for Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, and it still…
Aug 7, 2026
The Berkshire That Never Really Stopped Working: Nickel Plate No. 765
From wartime freight duty to mainline excursions on Conrail, Norfolk Southern, and CSX, No. 765 has spent decades proving what volunteer stewardship…
Aug 6, 2026
Silent for Sixty-Four Years, Then It Moved: The Comeback of No. 1309
The last steam locomotive Baldwin ever built for domestic mainline service spent decades as a cold museum exhibit before a $2.4 million…
Aug 5, 2026
The Decapod That Still Earns Its Keep: Great Western No. 90
Great Western No. 90 spent forty years hauling sugar beets in Colorado before finding a second career at Strasburg Rail Road, where…