Some Durango-area residents say the train whistle is louder this summer compared with previous years, but the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad says the historic sound is unchanged. Durango ...

Which train for a Christmas tree is best? Christmas is a delightful time of year, and the sound of the Christmas tree train running on a track weaving past presents, blowing puffs of smoke out the ...

They might be outdated, but their mechanism is still mesmerizing, and there’s something nostalgic about watching and hearing a steam locomotive. It’s not something an electric motor can give you, ever ...

In the late 1950s, photographer O. Winston Link decided to document the end of an era -- capturing steam trains in pictures and sound recordings. Using an 80-pound tape recorder hooked up to a ...

"An official American Freedom Train Foundation recording." Notes on container. SUMMARY: Locomotive sounds, the official American Freedom Train theme song, and the soundtracks used in the exhibit cars.

The Big Boy will soon wave bye-bye. One of the world’s largest steam locomotives, the old Big Boy No. 4014 has occupied space, and plenty of it, at the L.A. County Fair since 1962 as part of the ...

If you ever manage to take a peek inside the train operator's compartment on the subway, the whole operation might strike you as kind of simple. There aren't a whole lot of controls to work with. But ...

Pacific Grove >> “This is what happens when the boys’ toys get out of hand,” said Ken Burns, while standing next to a miniature live steam locomotive Sunday at the American Tin Cannery. A retired ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - There's been a lot of community discussion about whether Ann Arbor should take steps to establish a "quiet zone" to reduce train horn noise in the city. But what do the horns actually ...