Railroad collectors will want to climb aboard for Day 1 (May 11) of the five-day event which features 937 lots of train-themed items including signage, lanterns, furniture, advertisements and more.

And you can see vintage seats, hats, tokens, advertisements, dinnerware, everything relating to a way of life that vanished when the last American steam locomotive rolled out of the shop in 1953.

Here is a look back at advertisements that appeared in The Republican some 90 years ago. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

The Railroad is serviced by two vintage locomotives which include "Puffy" the 1896 Steam locomotive and oldest continuously operating steam engine in the South, and a 1953 GP-7 diesel locomotive.

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — About 30 vintage railroad motorcar hobbyists visited Fort Leonard Wood on Saturday to ride the installation’s 19-mile rail system.

Take a scenic ride through the Catskills on a 200-year-old railroad This vintage train runs year round and is themed for each new season By Sam Raby and Sam Reichman Nov 10, 2017, 4:43pm EST ...