Rare water tower visitor centre wins award

A heritage railway line which was made famous by the Railway Children film has won a national award for its visitor centre.
The Roanoke Times

Students from HopeTree build steam-engine float for local parades

The legendary N&W 611 steam engine is back on rails…in Salem. Students at HopeTree Academy of HopeTree Family Services (formerly Virginia Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services) have built a scale ...

Historic steam locomotive depot building in Carlisle given go-ahead

A historic Carlisle rail depot will get a new 140m canopy to store main line steam engines, preserving railway heritage and ...
CNET

Watch this giant steam locomotive train move itself for the first time in 65 years

The Santa Fe 2926 rolled down the tracks under its own steam power after an ambitious 20-year volunteer-run restoration. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...
Moviefone

Ridin' the Rails (1951)

Ridin' the Rails is a 1951 short documentary film directed by Jack Eaton. This is a Grantland Rice Sportscope from Paramount about hobbyists building steam locomotives, scaled one inch to the foot, by ...
insider.si.edu

Jupiter Steam Locomotive Train Engine

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Museum of History and ...