Here we are in 2026, and the start of the year. What is appropriate? I remember when the big newspapers spent many pages on the year’s old news. Well, this column is old news every month, so for fun, ...

If you drive regularly along Route 11 from Canton to Potsdam, you might be familiar with a certain sight: a caboose. It rests in a farmhouse backyard, along the cusp of a spacious meadow, with a ...

A Southern Pacific rail car, now part of Rockport's museum, symbolizes the city's rich railroad legacy and future projects, ...

This undated photo shows the interior of the Utah State Railroad Museum's recently acquired Western Pacific Railroad CA-14 caboose. Museum officials said the public will be allowed to access the ...

History doesn’t just live behind glass in a museum. That’s proven by the work of Connie Collier and her late husband, Harold, ...

OGDEN — The Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden has a new addition — a Western Pacific caboose — while the restoration of a boxcar that was a gift to Utah from France after World War II is complete.

A local couple who have been turning a series of old train cabooses into unique Airbnbs in Xenia have acquired a third — with the first two ready to open for business. Ray and Karen DeVite have spent ...

Perched on a quiet hill above Connie Collier’s rural home rests a piece of Americana that may require a double take to affirm ...

It’s easy to stay on track when you’re living in a former train caboose. 136 Calvin Gray Road in Madrid Township, Maine, is a 360-square-foot property that previously served as the caboose for a Maine ...