On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The Zephyr was unlike any train seen before. Powered by a revolutionary compact ...

SPENCER — The cab count for the Streamliners at Spencer railroading festival has hit 25 with the announcement of the final locomotive to appear during the four-day event. The Erie No. 833 E8 marks the ...

As a child, I loved trains: Lionel toy trains, Amtrak trains, the small-gauge ride-on train at a nearby park that I named Engie Benji. My family vacationed in Strasburg, Pa., stayed at the Red Caboose ...

SPENCER — Tickets for Streamliners at Spencer will go on sale at 9 a.m. today. The four-day festival, May 29 to June 1, will include Streamliner locomotives of the 1930s through 1950s gathered around ...

Streamliners caused a stir throughout the U.S. when they made their debut in the 1930s. These trains had a smooth, sleek design. But they didn’t just look neat; they were fast, some of them reaching ...

The 1947 Streamliner’s cab-over-engine tractor had a beautifully curvaceous shape, with the rear end sweeping down in a steep unbroken line to fully skirted dual wheels. One restored model still ...