Illinois Central steam locomotive No. 790 had spent 55 years in freight service and was headed for the scrap yard in 1959 when “railfan” Lou Keller bought it and brought it to Cedar Rapids from ...
The builder of a roadside restaurant attraction in Ohio has claimed one of four steam engines abandoned in a Roanoke scrap yard. Terry Byrne intends to haul off his find today aboard a supersized ...
How often does a steam locomotive go down the middle of Jefferson Street in Roanoke? Pretty often, apparently, since it happened Friday and no one seemed to notice. The Norfolk and Western ...