The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway near Sittingbourne in Kent has converted its semaphore signals from oil lamps to battery power.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the dawn of the 20th century, dusk was approaching for the narrow gauge (3 feet or smaller between the rails) fad that began ...

Goose will run spring excursions to Cascade, opening day of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trips The Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car of Dolores will offer trips on the Durango & Silverton ...

Train’s service to Silverton is on temporary hold for early slide Falling rock broke the rail of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, canceling runs to Silverton for an undetermined period ...

Next May 20 will mark the 150th anniversary of the ceremonial Last Spike being driven in Nevada City, linking the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad with the Central Pacific Railroad in Colfax. It ...

When construction of Pennsylvania’s iron ore and coal-hauling East Broad Top began in 1872, more than 150 years ago, its builders decided it would be a narrow gauge line, with rails set 3-feet apart ...

DOLORES, Colo. -- Before the Galloping Goose No. 5 rail car carried passengers and mail to and from Dolores in the 1930s and 40s, freight trains and steam locomotives dominated the historic railroad ...

East Broad Top Railroad Engine # 15, a Baldwin Mikado built in 1914. In a quiet valley, nestled in the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of south central Pennsylvania is the picturesque railroad town ...