Paul’s Blog – December 19-20, 2025 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Chris P., Ben, Jerod, Dannis, Nick, Kendall, Reid, Justin, Ron, John, Michael, Diana, Demetris, Teia and Paul worked even harder than last weekend to give nearly 600 guests over two evenings a delightful train ride and a merry experience as Christmas nears. We […]
Northwest Railway Museum Blog: Arsenic and Old Books
In 1820 Archibald Leighton, a bookbinder, and William Pickering, a book publisher, developed a method of coating fabric with starch, making it stiffer – this was the first commercial book cloth and it became a sensation. As cloth bound books became popular in the later 1800s, bookbinders started to take advantage of the wide […]
Barn 15 Construction Begins – Illinois Railway Museum Blog
While some of the gravel work had begun for Barn 15 back in October 2024, this past weekend, the first of the holes for the sonotubes have been dug. These will hold the concrete which will hold the galvanized steel posts, which will then attach to the wooden posts above ground. Barn 15 is designed […]
Rail Reinvention in Liverpool Part 2: Seaforth Container Terminal Branch
Wendy O’Neill continues her examination of the reuse of abandoned railways across Merseyside. There are many examples of closure, reinventing and repurposing of rail lines. This is the second in a series of blogs exploring how reuse of existing and abandoned infrastructure supports the creation of new services by examining the development of state-of-the-art freight […]
Putting a bow on our Pueblo Express! – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Wednesday, December 24, volunteers Dwight, Colin, Bruce, Ben, Jerod, Dannis, Polly, Nick, Henry, Kendall, Dave, Ron, Michael, Diana, Demetris, Teia, and Paul were kept very busy making sure a definite crowd of guests were getting on the last version of the Pueblo Express Christmas trains for 2025. We were very busy with a steady […]
Celebrating Women in Railway History
March is women’s history month, and in the spirit of that we’ve been highlighting groundbreaking and notable female characters in railroad history on our various social media platforms. In this post, we’ll wrap up the month by expanding upon the stories of some of these women, as well as introduce a few new faces. Here’s […]
Diesel Shop update 3/5/2025 – Illinois Railway Museum Blog
Here’s a few updates and photos from the past month around the shop. Two sections of concrete were poured at the East end of tracks 21 and 22. This gives us more work space when the tracks aren’t occupied with equipment. A couple water pumps were dug out of our spare parts stock and will […]
Railway 200—Stories of Reinvention and Renewal: Seaton Tramway
Wendy O’Neill continues her series with the story of the reinvention and renewal of Seaton Tramway. What happened once Dr. Beeching closed a Branch Line? This blog examines the Seaton Branch Line in East Devon. It will consider the closure decision, the process of deciding on the future use of the line and how Seaton […]
Paul’s Blog – December 27, 2025 – Pueblo Railway Museum
On Saturday, December 27, for our last work day of 2025, volunteers Dwight, Bruce, Jerod, Polly, Dannis, Kendall and Paul first worked on removing the Christmas decorations and lights from our train set, and getting them properly packed and stored away, ready for use next year. A little clean up was done inside the cabooses, […]
A Consolidation of efforts for the 1246
The 1246 has returning to Washington State and is making its new home at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie. Help defray the cost of bringing it home by making a contribution right now! What is the 1246? It is a steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907 featuring a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement commonly known […]