when four-year-old Canadian National Railways took over the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada but did not want to use its governmental name in the U.S. The GTR, conceived in 1852, had built from Montreal ...

Strictly speaking, Grand Trunk Western is not a "fallen flag." GTW still reports to regulators as a separate Class I railroad ... then east to Portland, Maine. West from Toronto, GTR reached ...

Often overlooked, GTW was the last railroad in the U.S. to employ steam daily in four types of regular service Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Soon after I ...

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Such a sentiment explains the appeal of the Grand Canyon Railway, a heritage train that takes people from a historic depot in the Route 66 city of Williams, Arizona, to the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

Seeing a piece of the world from a train can offer glimpses of scenic landscapes not easily accessible beyond the tracks. Such a sentiment explains the appeal of the Grand Canyon Railway, a heritage ...