DANBURY — A group of railroad enthusiasts have raised over $66,000 to save a historic locomotive from the scrap yard and bring it to its new home at the Danbury Railway Museum. Known as #1127, the ...

There's a locomotive tearing through Ken Murry's well-tended garden. And there's a passenger train barreling through Mel Pankuch's pristine backyard. That's just fine with both men. Murry, 69, of ...

Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...

How often does a steam locomotive go down the middle of Jefferson Street in Roanoke? Pretty often, apparently, since it happened Friday and no one seemed to notice. The Norfolk and Western ...

A frequent question from railfans is why? Why are some diesels destined for scrap? Why does your favorite locomotive go off the breaker's yard? Why do some engines get shuffled off this mortal coil ...

It may seem to be an old way to go down a modern path, but don’t tear out those rails just yet. The new style rail-mounted material handlers are the latest machines being used in scrap yards and ...

The builder of a roadside restaurant attraction in Ohio has claimed one of four steam engines abandoned in a Roanoke scrap yard. Terry Byrne intends to haul off his find today aboard a supersized ...