Train 2522 is a hulking figure of rusting black metal, echoing back to its heyday when the train hauled tons of coal throughout the state. For more than half a century, children played on the train at ...

The steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...

There’s no denying that while railroads have switched to diesel and electric as their primary power sources, there’s a certain allure to the age of steam. With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania ...

After 50 years, the “Funeral Train” still haunts area railroad enthusiasts and anthracite mining historians. The train, consisting of a few aging cabooses and freight cars, pulled out of the Central ...

There’s no denying that while railroads have switched to diesel and electric as their primary power sources, there’s a certain allure to the age of steam. With that in mind, a group of Pennsylvania ...

A steam train built in 1937 is getting a makeover that will turn it into a “higher-speed” locomotive that runs on biocoal, a coal-like fuel made with woody plant material. When finished, the train ...