Union Pacific recently purchased one of their Big Boy locomotives, a massive 4-8-8-4 articulated steam engine, from a park in southern Cal...

Raymond Loewy was an industrial designer who would be celebrating his 120th birthday if he were still alive today. While he was not a rail...

As you have most likely noticed, I have not written in some time. Basically, two things have been going on in my life, work and restoring ...

In late 2011, the Jansen family, which owns Lynden Transportation, purchased a steam locomotive from the estate of Monte Holm, a former re...