Book of the week From about 1880 to 1955 – the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's steam locomotive repair shops were a dominant industrial presence and driving economic force in Albuquerque.

Library of Congress All of that ended in 1970. With the decline of the steam locomotives, so came the closing of one of the grandest industrial repair facilities ever created.

Whether you’re interested in history, technology, or a mix of both, these train museums will keep you entertained for hours.

It’s called the “Museum that Moves You,” and the North Carolina Transportation Museum feaures many modes of moving around. A few weeks ago, my wife Laurie picked a direction of travel as we headed out ...

The Timber Heritage Museum last month signed a $400,000 contract to restore an old steam locomotive it hopes will be the main attraction to a proposed Humboldt Bay tourist train. The agreement ...

In the main room, 15 to 20 locomotives were always under repair. Two traveling electric cranes could lift 30,000 to 160,000 pounds. The east end had the company offices.

This is the largest and only remaining steam locomotive repair facility in America. It is a reason that Albuquerque became a city,” said Leba Freed.

A newly repaired steam locomotive leaves the factory. I am a steam locomotive lover. As these giants "retired" from the railways in our country in 2005, I only get to see them in a museum in my ...

The current repair facility was built in the 1960s by Southern Pacific Railroad, which Union Pacific acquired in the late 1990s, said Prince McKenzie, executive director of the Railroad and ...

Train fanatics can get a taste of 19th century steam locomotive magic at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in California's Gold Country. CNET Road Trip 2012 stopped in for a ride.