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The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam locomotive is designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Design News had the ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A partnership between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ...

The Virginia Scenic Railway announced July 9 in a press release that a joint venture between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute ...

Besides leading Norfolk & Western Railway from 1970 to 1981, John P. Fishwick also was active in civic affairs, leaving his imprint on downtown Roanoke as one of the founders of Center in the Square.

Norfolk Southern will rebuild a key section of track east of Asheville, officials confirmed Tuesday. The plan may pave the way for the eventual return of passenger rail service to western North ...

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (KDKA) - Nearly six months ago, a Norfolk Southern train derailed at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, bursting into flames and releasing toxic chemicals into the environment. The ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WRIC) — This fall, a historic steam engine will be put back on the tracks to deliver Virginians premier views of autumn across the Shenandoah Valley. Once hailed as one of “the finest ...

A major power struggle to merge the nation’s Eastern railroads into two massive networks built around the Pennsylvania and the New York Central broke into the open last week. Forcing the fight was the ...

A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads promises to revolutionize freight transportation if it ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been a part of the Tidewater skyline for more than 50 years, the bridge spanning the South Branch of the Elizabeth River, carrying the Norfolk Southern Railway between ...