Many riders take the train to either of these spots for a quick weekend trip, as they are both within a 2-hour train ride from the St. Paul station. Amtrak's Borealis features a café & room to walk ...

September 22, 1993 — In the dead of night, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited crosses the Big Bayou Canot bridge in Alabama. But something’s wrong. In seconds, the train derails and plunges into ...

The combined route is a whopping 2,728 miles (or just over 65 hours), making the Texas Eagle the longest passenger train ride in the U.S. Read the original article on Travel & Leisure Show comments ...

Amtrak says the train would feature top speeds of up to 205 mph and offer a 90-minute trip, including an intermediate stop in Brazos Valley, over a 240-mile alignment, using Japanese Shinkansen ...

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The 80-plus-year-old engineering marvel is wrapping up its trip through the heartland, stopping at Houston's Amtrak station on Washington Avenue. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Big Boy is only making three stops with public access, and two are in Texas: at the Houston Amtrak station on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Fort Worth on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m ...

Big Boy No. 4014 is a 132-foot-long, 1.2-million-pound locomotive with a water capacity of 25,000 gallons. It was in service for Union Pacific from 1941 to 1961, traveling more than a million miles!

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam engine made a return to the Brazos Valley on Friday, steaming from Hearne to Navasota.

Union Pacific's famous train, Big Boy, is heading to Houston Friday. Here is where to see it. Big Boy No. 4014, a Union Pacific steam locomotive, arrives Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, in Mexia.