Snowdrifts stranded the vehicle in the Sierra Nevada in January 1952, imprisoning 226 people traveling from Chicago to ...

Union Pacific has begun demolition on the former Southern Pacific machine shop in Sparks, a building that predates the city, ...

A model railroad club seeks a buyer for the New Jersey house that’s been its home for six decades. The pitch: Inherit 3,500 feet of track and 30 of “your strangest new best friends.” ...

WASHINGTON – Norfolk Southern today asked a federal court to dismiss the Justice Department’s lawsuit over the railroad’s ...

Also on the list was the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (1926), which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, and the American Railway Express Agency building (1926).

The Tehachapi Loop in California's Central Valley is a 3,799-foot-long rail spiral that first allowed passenger trains to journey from the Bay Area to LA.

In San Diego County, some of the oldest train tracks and rail lines date back over 140 years. The Southern Pacific and Santa ...

Subsequently, trains from Chicago to the Bay Area also used the loop. When the spiral’s construction finished in 1876 on the Southern Pacific Line, it was considered one of the railroad world ...

One of the event’s highlights is the grand opening of the renovated Southern Railway Caboose X372, which you can board for an additional $5 donation to the museum (free for children 3 and under.) ...