Niles Canyon Railway, which fields both steam and diesel power, will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad in 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn NILES, Calif. — 2019 will be a big year for the Pacific Locomotive Association and its Niles Canyon Railway. The association will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad with […]
Engine 168 shows off new valve chest studs and a lower crosshead guide, as rebuilding work proceeds. Soon, the crew will drop the drivers to begin work on the foundation running gear. C&TS: Stathi Pappas ANTONITO, COLO. — The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has received a $25,000 grant from the Gates Family Foundation for […]
No. 2719 crosses the French River on Minnesota’s North Shore Scenic Railroad in September 2007. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719, owned by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, may return to Eau Claire, Wis., for static display. Two members of the Eau Claire City Council, Dave Strobel and Jeremy […]
Work is progressing on Baldwin’s last steam locomotive for domestic use. Trains collection RIDGELEY, W.VA. – Diversified Rail Services, the contractor reassembling Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 for Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, on Friday reported more details about the efforts to restore the locomotive since it passed a hydrostatic test earlier this month. In […]
Reporters assemble for a Turboliner anniversary event at Michigan Central Station on Oct. 23, 1974. Ernest L. Novak DETROIT – Confirming recent rumors, Ford Motor Co. has purchased the neglected Michigan Central Station in Detroit for an undisclosed price, The Detroit News reports Monday. The company will share additional details for its plans in the […]
DETROIT – The news this week that the Ford Motor Co. has purchased Detroit’s crumbling but historic Michigan Central Station indicates a happy ending for one of America’s most notoriously neglected big-city train stations. Ford purchased the building from the Manuel Moroun family, billionaire owners of a trucking and logistics empire, which includes the Ambassador […]
West Penn Railways car No. 832 debuts at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Bill Monaghan Artist’s rendering shows improvements planned for Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. PTM WASHINGTON, Pa. — The debut of a restored trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, West Penn Railways streetcar No. 832, highlighted the museum’s announcement for a new capital campaign, On Track […]
A submitted image of Santa Fe FP45 No. 92 which Illinois Railway Museum donors helped to mechanically restore. Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. — One of Santa Fe’s last locomotives to haul the Super Chief is now running again at the Illinois Railway Museum. In a Tuesday news release, museum officials say they’ve restored and […]
Chicago & North Western baggage car No. 1236. The Illinois Railway Museum is making the car available to a good home. Illinois Railway Museum website UNION, Ill. — You may know someone whose basement is full of trains, or at least someone who has a few items of train paraphernalia around the house. But the […]
An overview of the Ravenna car shops and rail yard facilities that will become the future site of the Kentucky rail heritage center and home to Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716. Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. IRVINE, Ky. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716 will be the centerpiece of a new rail heritage partnership […]
No. 1361 is runs northbound on the Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad pulling into Tyrone, Pa., to load passengers for a round trip to Bellefonte in July 1987. Steven J. Brown ALTOONA, Pa. – Preservationist Bennett Levin announced Thursday a new push to restore famed Pennsylvania Railroad K4s steam locomotive No. 1361 to operation after […]
CLEVELAND — Officers and leaders of the restoration of Reading Co. 4-8-4 T1 No. 2100 speak about what it takes to restore a classic steam locomotive from the 20th century. More information is available online. […]
