CSX readies Michigan roundhouse for donation NEWSWIRE

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Port Huron, Mich. Google Maps PORT HURON, Mich. — A Port Huron & Detroit Railroad roundhouse slated for demolition has a new lease on life. CSX has halted demolition and is in talks to donate the property to the Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical Society. On Dec. 10, CSX Transportation crews arrived on the […]

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Monon’s first diesel decapitated in trucking accident

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LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The cab of Monon’s first diesel, operational SW1 No. 50, was sheared off in a trucking accident Thursday night less than two miles from where the 76-year-old unit was to be offloaded at the relocated Indiana Transportation Museum. The truck moving the privately-owned unit from Noblesville, Ind., to the museum’s new home […]

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Philly Solari board may stay put afterall NEWSWIRE

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia congressman may have persuaded Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson to keep the iconic Solari train annunciator board in place at 30th Street Station, according to reports in local media. It had been reported that the device would be retired and donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Rep. Brendan Boyle said he […]

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Rare Santa Fe articulated covered hopper finds a home NEWSWIRE

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This articulated Santa Fe covered hopper has been preserved at the Oklahoma Railroad Museum. ORM OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Railway Museum has added a rare Santa Fe articulated grain covered hopper to its collection. Known as a “Super Hopper,” the car is composed of five separate aluminum hoppers and totals 166 feet 7 […]

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Western Maryland Scenic 1309 wheels make progress NEWSWIRE

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Western Maryland Scenic 1309 wheels see work at Chattanooga. Diversified Rail Services RIDGELEY, W.Va. — The Beast of the East is about to get wheels. Diversified Rail Services, the contractor working on Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, says the drivers are progressing through machine work at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s […]

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Philly Solari board may be headed for preservation NEWSWIRE

  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The clickety-clack of the Solari status board will be leaving 30th Street Station for the last time sometime in January, and its last stop may be the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The electro-mechanical wonder is the last one in service on Amtrak, and its retirement has been anticipated for some time. […]

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