Seeing and Discovering

Earlier this week steam locomotive no. 765 was fired up for testing at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s restoration facility at 15808 Edgerton Road. One of the most common statements we hear there is “we never knew this was out here” or “we never knew this existed” and they were heard from visitors several … Continue reading →

Our Very Own Polar Express

In the last three years of publicly advocating for Headwaters Junction, I’ve made trips to a variety of railroad-related attractions throughout the country to see how the most popular and successful tourist railroads and attractions do what they do. Prior visits had been to the Strasburg Railroad, which grabs 400,000 riders a year, Tennessee Valley … Continue reading →