Of the three locations where there will be free public viewing of the Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive in the Altoona area between July 8 and 11 while the machine is parked, one spot — where ...
The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive made a stop in Altoona on Tuesday as thousands gathered to greet the iconic train. The trip across the Midwest by the locomotive celebrates the 150th ...
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will make a swing through Central Pennsylvania this July in what the Union Pacific Railroad Company is billing as a semiquincentennial celebration. The ...
Railroaders Memorial Museum has suspended the work, citing a lack of funding, grants and workers. ALTOONA — A railroad museum has suspended the decade-long restoration of a steam locomotive due to ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - Norfolk Southern has introduced the third locomotive in its Landmark Series, ES44AC No. 8184, the Altoona. Unveiled last week in Altoona, Pa., it joins earlier locomotives Birmingham ...
RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Repairing and rebuilding locomotives in Altoona, Pa., has been a blue-collar activity for a very long time, and Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Locomotive Shop—a 21st ...
Norfolk Southern (NS) is celebrating America’s anniversary with its America’s 250th locomotive series of six custom units ...