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LORAIN, Ohio – Railroad history, advanced technology, energy conservation and fond memories of a regional business leader all run on the same tracks, which run through Lorain County. Next year, the ...

PLYMOUTH - The Plymouth Locomotive engineering building collapsed Tuesday onto Pine Street, shutting down the road between Railroad and Riggs streets indefinitely. Plymouth Police Assistant Chief Tom ...

Building a Rail Car for Abandoned Railroads explores the process of repurposing rail cars for use on disused tracks. The video covers the gear needed for the project, the step-by-step construction ...

In the January 1949 issue, Popular Mechanics witnessed the end of the steam locomotive era as the American Locomotive Company, in its 100th year of operation (when combined with the history of its pre ...

The massive power outages currently plaguing Texas have gotten many thinking about alternative ways to get power to buildings during an emergency. Gizmodo has taken the opportunity to recall the time ...

Modernizing our country's rail system, if done right, can create thousands of family-sustaining jobs. Some of those jobs would manufacture cleaner, safer green locomotives, the future of rail ...

Steve Simmons, left, and Julio Santo of O’Nan Glass and Window Co. worked Wednesday to disassemble the building that housed the R.J. Corman Railroad Co. steam locomotive “Old Smoky.” The glass-walled ...