Provo • Train bells sound from a Highland home as Jim Smeltzer cruises on railroad tracks through his driveway atop a green locomotive. Though having many bells and whistles of its own, the train is ...

HARBOR SPRINGS — For the first time ever, a locomotive model that revolutionized the logging and railroad industries is bound for Harbor Springs. More than 130 years ago, the city also served as the ...

In a photograph dated April 26, 1908, with arms crossed and a stern expression, a young Howard Folker, conductor and engineer, stood with a railroad crew in front of the Shay No. 7 steam engine that ...

A caboose brings up the rear of a train. (Photo by Art Smith) A group of historical amusement park steam engines continue to work building up steam and doing what they were designed to do, haul people ...

The Shay locomotive pulled from a quarry in the 900 block of East North Street in 1953 is shown being refurbished in this photo from the Allen County Historical Society. Courtesy of Allen County ...

HARBOR SPRINGS — Harbor Springs celebrated the life and legacy of local inventor Ephraim Shay on July 25 and 26 during the annual Shay Days event. Subscribe: Check out our offers and read the local ...