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Talyllyn Railway: "The Railway with a Heart of Gold"

Amongst the cache of educational short-subject films available at the Internet Archive, I came across this documentary of a narrow-gauge railway in northwestern Wales, the Talyllyn Railway, being kept alive by preservationists. The documentary was released in 1965, but was filmed in the early 1950s. The railway opened in 1866...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 17, 2011 4:06 PM

Peep, peep! Thomas the Tank Engine at Oklahoma Railway Museum

This weekend and next, September 25, 26, 27, and October 2, 3, and 4, 2009, Thomas the Tank Engine will be at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City for a special "Day Out with Thomas" event. You'll be able to take a 25-minute train ride pulled by a full-sized...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 25, 2009 7:30 PM

Oklahoma railroad system maps, past and present

Too tired tonight to do much more than link. I've been working on a post about the Oklahoma City Union Station rail yard / I-40 relocation controversy, but it's not ready. For now, here are links to some maps and other information about the history of the state's rail network,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 5, 2009 12:26 AM