Sacramento Bee

Railroad museum to open Old Sacramento turntable rides again — this time for a small price

The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento is offering rides on the turntable train for a second time this summer. If you missed the free rides on the No. 2 locomotive in June, during the ...
Yahoo

Railroad Heritage of Midwest America installing new turntable foundation

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) is taking a major step towards preserving the area’s locomotive history. Preparations are underway for a new railroad turntable and roundhouse at the ...
Tennessean

Renovations of Nashville's steam engine train and Watertown turntable remain on track

Work to restore former Nashville steam engine train and make it operational now closer to finishing than starting.clower Watertown hopes to refurbish turntable and become the steam engine train's ...
Sacramento Bee

Railroad museum to offer free train rides at Old Sacramento turntable for first time

Calling all train lovers and California State Parks enthusiasts: The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento will be hosting a first-time ever event on the historic turntable. As part of ...
OPB

Get on board with the volunteers keeping steam locomotives alive in Portland

On Saturday, May 13, visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can take a ride on an 111-year-old steam locomotive. Nowadays, most trains are electric or diesel-powered, but ...
KRQE Blogs

Volunteers get Albuquerque Rail Yards turntable relic rolling again

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the City of Albuquerque continues pursuing a revamp of the Rail Yards in Barelas, plenty of questions have emerged about what “still works” at the so-called industrial ...
inforum

Steam Threshers use hand-operated train turntable

Neighbors carried a piece some time ago about someone taking the old Galloping Goose branch line train to the Canadian border, where it was turned around on a hand-operated turntable. The column said ...