The CEO of Union Pacific told Trains.com late last week that the company plans to send the engine on a transcontinental trip.

Union Pacific plans to send Big Boy No. 4014 on a transcontinental trip next year as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary ...

Trains.com sits down with Third & Townsend Models President Jay Escamilla on October 15, 2025, to discuss the recent ...

An interview with Jay Escamilla of Third & Townsend and Sunset Models looks at what’s in store in under this new partnership.

News & Products for the week of October 13th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by ...

BNSF welcomes the launch of a soybean processing plant in South Dakota, and marks a milestone at the Havelock Wheel Plant in Nebraska. Also, Union Pacific (UP) wraps up a Big Boy limited excursion ...

Given that the new North Star of growth I gave our rail industry is being used to justify an alteration to the course of its ...

Taking the train in Europe has long been a favorite way to travel, and it has become increasingly popular in the U.S. Once ...

Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.

Oregon’s Collier Logging Museum lets you walk through history where pine-scented air and frontier cabins tell true stories.

Tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricanes Priscilla and Raymond pushed into Arizona, bringing days of showers and ...

Union Pacific’s iconic steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 is coming to Tucson. There were originally 25 Big Boys built for Union Pacific, but only eight still exist. No. 4014 is the only operating Big ...