BOONTON, N.J. – A group of preservationists in New Jersey are looking to raise $3,372 to begin the cosmetic restoration of the last General Electric U34CH in existence. This week, the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey kicked off the next phase of its effort to restore former Erie Lackawanna and NJ Transit U34CH […]
Train Topic: Preservation
Norfolk & Western’s ‘Big Three’ to reunite May 31 NEWSWIRE
Left to right: J No. 600, Class A No. 1203, and Y6 No. 2123. Norfolk & Western ROANOKE, Va. – During the apex of steam on the Norfolk & Western Railway in the 1940s and 1950s, there were three classes of Roanoke-built steam locomotives that were the mainstay of operations: the Class A 2-6-6-4s, Class […]
Dailey Foundation awards nine grants to rail preservation projects NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO – The board of directors of the Tom E. Dailey Foundation approved nine rail-related grants at its May 2 quarterly board meeting. Since its creation in 2013, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $380,300. The awards included the following: Chicago & North Western Historical Society, North Riverside, Ill.: $1,500 The C&WHS collection includes some […]
Nevada museum completes restoration of 2-6-0, dedication ceremony planned NEWSWIRE
‘Glenbrook’ after its multi-year restoration. Nevada State Railroad Museum CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Railroad Museum will publicly unveil the completed restoration of its Baldwin 2-6-0, the Glenbrook, at a dedication ceremony later this month. The 1875-built narrow gauge, Mogul-type freight locomotive has been on the grounds of the Carson City museum since […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – The O. Winston Link Museum
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits The O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., which maintains a collection of the nighttime railroad photographs captured by the late O. Winston Link. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – The O. Winston Link Museum
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits The O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., which maintains a collection of the nighttime railroad photographs captured by the late O. Winston Link. […]
New website dedicated to Santa Fe 4-6-4 No. 3463 launched NEWSWIRE
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. – The Coalition for Sustainable Rail has launched an online repository dedicated to former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 4-6-4 No. 3463. The website, www.santafe3463.org, provides detail on the history of the engine, its service, and the planned overhaul of the locomotive. The nonprofit Coalition is attempting to reconstruct No. 3463 […]
Work begins on L&N 4-6-2 No. 152 restoration NEWSWIRE
Volunteer Jimmy Zickel works inside the smokebox of No. 152. Kentucky Railway Museum NEW HAVEN, Ky. – Volunteers at the Kentucky Railway Museum have begun the initial teardown of Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 No. 152 in preparation for its 1472-day inspection. The work, required by the Federal Railroad Administration, came due in spring 2012, necessitating […]
L&N 0-8-0 No. 2132 to come home to Kentucky NEWSWIRE
A photo illustration shows what No. 2132 might look like restored. Photo illustration by Ron Flanary BAINBRIDGE, Ga. – The Bainbridge city council has voted to transfer ownership of former Louisville & Nashville C-1 class 0-8-0 No. 2132 to the city of Corbin, Ky. Also included is former L&N caboose No. 30, built at South […]
North Carolina museum restores Atlantic Coast Line caboose NEWSWIRE
ACL caboose No. 0635 shows off its fresh paint. North Carolina Transportation Museum SPENCER, N.C. – Volunteers from the North Carolina Transportation Museum have repainted former Atlantic Coast Line caboose No. 0635 to its original ACL orange scheme with black lettering. It is the second restored Atlantic Coast Line caboose at the museum. According to […]
Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 may get new home NEWSWIRE
No. 643 at McKees Rocks in summer 2014. Steve Glischinski PITTSBURGH – The saga of Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 No. 643, which has long languished in outdoor storage in McKees Rocks, may finally be coming to a close. According to a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the locomotive may be put on display in […]
Reassembled 2-4-4-2 ‘Skookum’ again upright after nearly 60 years NEWSWIRE
The reassembled ‘Skookum’ rests at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad shops near Tillamook on Tuesday morning. Martin E. Hansen TILLAMOOK, Ore. – A unique logging locomotive is again whole – and upright – after a highway trip the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad shops in coastal Tillamook this week. Decades after it rolled over in the […]
