Former NJT U34CH takes first steps to restoration NEWSWIRE

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U34CH No. 3372 in transit in late October. Michael William Sullivan BOONTON, N.J. – For the first time in more than a decade, a General Electric U34CH rolled along the NJ Transit main line. Last week, the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey moved the world’s last surviving U34CH, No. 3372, from the New […]

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Detroit trolleys to be auctioned NEWSWIRE

DETROIT – Among hundreds of surplus vehicles to be auctioned by the city of Detroit in November are half a dozen narrow-gauge trolley cars. They are the remnants of an urban redevelopment plan that ran out of steam more than 10 years ago. The Detroit Citizens Railway has been dormant since mid-2003, its cars tucked […]

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Western Pacific 0-6-0 No. 165 nears first hydro test NEWSWIRE

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Former Western Pacific 0-6-0 No. 165 rests in the Portola shop during its lengthy restoration. Mike Mucklin Staff works to install the new cab on No. 165. Mike Mucklin PORTOLA, Calif. – The Feather River Rail Society is moving ahead with restoration of Western Pacific 0-6-0 No. 165. Chris Allan, Feather River Rail Society steam […]

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First Southern Pacific SD45 gets makeover at Utah museum NEWSWIRE

FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell OGDEN, Utah – The first Southern Pacific SD45 built is getting a facelift at the Utah State Railroad Museum. Volunteers there have recently started installing SP’s unique light kit on the […]

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Two Alco switchers, one active and one derelict, call the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis., home. Here, on May 31, 2014, one pulls an excursion train around the railroad’s loop track. Both are painted for the Green Bay & Western. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]

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