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B&O Railroad steams toward its 200th anniversary
Next week, the B&O Railroad Museum will be breaking ground for a $38 million Campus Transformation Plan, which will entail a ...
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All Aboard: Butte rallies to revive iconic Steam Engine 25
The restoration of Engine 25, a historic steam engine that once helped power the city's railroads, is now underway.
Fired Up for the Future: Butte's Storied Steam Engine 25 Chugs Toward Rebirth
A long-forgotten piece of Butte's mining history is getting a second chance. The restoration of Engine 25, a historic steam ...
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The Train Explosion That Ended the Steam Era
In 1948, a devastating boiler explosion in Chillicothe, Ohio turned a steam locomotive into a twisted mass of metal and marked a symbolic end to steam’s dominance in American rail. Though not the ...
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Butte group fundraising to restore historic locomotive
BUTTE, Mont. — A fundraising project to restore a historic steam locomotive in Butte is officially underway. The Engine 25 ...