The Milwaukee County Zoo is getting rid of its steam locomotives for environmental reasons. The zoo sold the engines to a museum in Wisconsin Dells. Train rides at the zoo, however, are not going ...

MILWAUKEE - Of all the things to see at the Milwaukee County Zoo, there are few attractions that create as many smiles as what rolls down the tracks around the grounds. The Milwaukee County Zoo ...

Much of the equipment, such as the steam shovels, used to build the Panama Canal were built in South Milwaukee. Trump made comments about retaking the Panama Canal during his 2025 inauguration ...

For many years, operators of mainline steam locomotives knew they had a valuable friend in Jim Schwinkendorf, a veteran railroad manager who oversaw several high-profile special movements in his years ...