TL;DR: Train Dreams, now streaming on Netflix, was shot at several locations in Washington State. The movie is up for 4 Oscar nominations including Best Cinematography. This movie is sad, though. Fair ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Expo ‘74 may have taken place in the smallest city ever to host a World’s Fair, but it was a huge national event. A steam-powered train took hundreds of Americans on a 2,000 mile trip ...

The No. 1 Oregon, photo courtesy of Friends of the Washington Park and Zoo Railway. Families, children and train enthusiasts alike will gather at Washington Park on Thursday, June 20, to celebrate the ...

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

"The No. 1916 and No. 1924 steam locomotives (engines) will leave the station for the last time, transferring to the Riverside & Great Northern Preservation Society (R&GN) in the Wisconsin Dells," the ...

Fall's foliage change is in full swing across southern Michigan, according to foliage color forecast map available at Explore Fall, giving Michiganders an opportunity to see the fall colors via steam ...

High-speed rail gets plenty of attention, but there’s something special about trains that have stood the test of time. These vintage engines may move slower than bullet trains, but their historical ...

Ross E. Rowland Jr., a self-made commodities magnate who traded the cutthroat world of Wall Street for the romantic allure of steam locomotives, dedicating his considerable wealth and unyielding ...

Alicia Rovey of the All Fifty Club, a group of travel enthusiasts who want to visit all 50 states, visited five states with her family on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which runs between Chicago and Los ...