LAKE BUENA VISTA | Fred Stewart was looking down the tracks for his train to come into the station. An eight-year veteran of the Walt Disney World railroad, he was waiting to begin his shift. Stewart ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A storied veteran will soon come out of retirement to again scale mountains in southwest Colorado. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Locomotive ...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad had its best financial year ever in 2015 after seeing high ridership and achieving better efficiency. “If the economy stays generally where it is we ...

There are plenty of ways to discover North Wales’ incredible surroundings. But a journey on board one of North Wales’ narrow gauge locomotives is certainly the best way to enjoy what our region has to ...

Although the locomotives are tiny and the gauge is only 2 feet, the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad offers good narration and excellent scenery on a four-mile round trip. The terminal is ...

After being closed during the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of scenic train rides have once again given the "all aboard!" Some take visitors through rugged mountains and deep ...

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 ...

CHAMA, N.M.-- Hands sweating in borrowed leather gloves, I slowly ease the oversized brass lever toward me with an odd-sounding combination of brute strength and finesse. Ronnie Lopez nods ...

A 2ft gauge line is being installed on site at train manufacturer Alstom The world's oldest operating narrow-gauge locomotive will be running in Derby on a temporary railway. A 2ft gauge line is being ...

There are hundreds of railroad museums and scenic train rides all across the United States. Many of them offer the opportunity to "step back in time" or "relive yesteryear." But few deliver on that ...