A long time ago, the brakeman's job was a difficult and dangerous one. They had to defeat death quite often while they were on the job. Fortunately, the job of the brakeman is no longer perilous....

The Golden Spike was the last nail, made out of solid gold, added to the Transcontinental Railroad to commemorate its completion. But, who was the person that drove the Golden Spike into place,...

Everyone has heard the stories about train conductors while they were kids. You might have seen cartoon movies like the Polar Express when you were a kid and thought about the job of the train...

If you live near train tracks, then the sound of a locomotive horn is fairly commonplace. It fades into the background like wind or cars driving down the road. However, as all drivers know if you are...

There are many types of train tracks you can choose from, but you need to be prepared to do the work. There are five major types of model train tracks. These include the following: Track codes ...

Locomotive Engineers are one the most needed jobs, even with the ability to move product by truck and plane. While your average transportation works in most places, long trips, rough weather...