From mom-and-pop diners to historic soda fountains, Route 66 still feeds travelers the way it did nearly a century ago. This ...

He will be remembering the last passenger train that pulled out of Waco exactly 50 years ago, and remembering his adventures on the bygone Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad, nicknamed the “Katy.” ...

As for the train ferry's route, trains on the east side would pull up in the Kansas City Southern railroad depot, which now houses the Louisiana Art & Science Museum at 100 S. River Road downtown.

Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, the lines south and southwest of St. Louis, and the lines in Texas and ...

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Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek.

It is expected to be in Denver on Tuesday for a private Union Pacific Employee event. On Wednesday, Big Boy is expected to depart Denver at 9 a.m. and arrive in Greeley at 12:35 p.m. before ...

Blackwater, Missouri, is a quintessential railroad town where visitors can explore the restored Depot near the railroad tracks, a reminder of its rich history dating back to 1887 when the Missouri ...

In 2008, a replica of the 1888 Missouri Pacific Railroad train depot was built by the Blackwater Preservation Society and is used as a community center that hosts both public and private events.

During the tour, Big Boy will pass through Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. There is no charge to see the locomotive. The Big Boy will ...

The world's largest steam engine will roll through the heart of Iowa this fall. The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will soon depart on its Heartland of America Tour, highlighted by an overnight stop ...

Union Pacific Railroad announced on Monday that its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop in more than three dozen communities ... Aug. 28, from Cheyenne, Wyo. During the tour, Big Boy will pass ...