Jack Williams donated railroad lamps and lanterns to the Portage Station Museum, where they are on display through Dec. 31. Mirror photo by Alicia Chiang PORTAGE — Retired coal mine and railroad ...

A temporary exhibit on the Underground Railroad will open in early April at Jacksonville Area Museum.

I greatly enjoyed the “flanger” snow-plowing tourist train story. Let’s have more local-train stories, shall we? But hold the train – did I read correctly in the story that crew members’ breath was ...

Doug: My father picked this old Rock Island railroad lantern up somewhere in his travels. I am curious if you can tell me anything about it and what it’s worth. Dear John: Your dusty lantern compelled ...

The Painesville Railroad Museum recently announced that it will host its fifth annual Railroad Memorabilia Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26. The show is designed to have collectors show off their ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This “Conger” model battery-powered ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This railroad hand signal oil lantern ...