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A burned covered hopper and bridge on the San Luis & Rio Grande line at Sierra, 40 miles east of Alamosa, Colo. Contractors have been on-site since July 2 and hope to have the rails replaced and operational by July 6. Ed Ellis U.S. Drought Monitor: USDA/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Listed in 2014 by USA Today […]
Illinois Railway Museum Shay No. 5 is under steam today for the first time in 19 years. IRM Steam Team Facebook page UNION — For the second time in less than two weeks, Illinois Railway Museum volunteers have pulled off a major restoration coup. On Tuesday, they fired up J. Neills Lumber Co. three-truck Shay […]
Iowa Interstate QJ 2-10-2s Nos. 6988 and 7081 doublehead in Iowa in 2011. Trains: Jim Wrinn MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa — For the first time in six years, Iowa Interstate will operate Chinese-built QJ-type 2-10-2 No. 6988 on excursions. The trips benefit local fire departments in the central Iowa area and are scheduled for the weekend of […]
Here’s a rare chance to look at a Trains map before it appears in the magazine. This foldout map was originally scheduled to appear in the July issue, in time for the Baltimore & Ohio’s 190th anniversary, but as occasionally happens, outside forces intervened (in this case, short hospital stays for both the mapmaker and […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The journey to Promontory for 21st century rail enthusiasts wanting to taste the history of the first transcontinental railroad 150 years ago is becoming more clear. The National Railway Historical Society is urging members to reserve hotel space now for the event May 7-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The convention […]
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 No. 587 Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. RAVENNA, Ky. — Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 No. 587 will be relocated to Ravenna, Ky., and eventually restored, Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., announced on Sunday. The group is helping relocate the locomotive and other equipment from the Indiana Transportation Museum after the museum recently received […]
Amtrak P40s that didn’t make the first cut for rebuilding wait their turn in Bear, Del., on June 7, 2010. Bob Johnston Q Whatever became of Amtrak’s P40s? They were numbered in the 800 series and looked very similar to the P42s in service today. What’s the difference between them? Does Amtrak still have any […]
CSX Corp. Radnor Yard CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation will reopen the hump at Nashville’s Radnor Yard within the next few weeks. The hump was idled in July 2017 as part of the broad operational changes made by then-CEO E. Hunter Harrison, who converted eight of CSX’s 12 hump yards to flat-switching facilities […]
Leviathan debuted at Trainfestival 2009 in Owosso, Mich., and soon began traveling the east and midwest to tourist railroads, museums, and other special events. Trains: Jim Wrinn ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Leviathan No. 63, Dave Kloke’s sparkling standard gauge replica of an 1868 Central Pacific 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive, has landed in a most unlikely home: […]
Join us for a brief look at some of the rolling stock at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C. You’ll see part of the steam collection, restoration work underway, and a guest appearance by a mighty 4-8-4, Norfolk & Western No. 611. The museum is located at Southern Railway’s largest steam repair shop. […]
Rocky Mount, N.C., and vicinity Kalmbach Media/Rick Johnson State of North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina will shoulder three-quarters of the cost to build a CSX Transportation intermodal terminal in Rocky Mount, N.C., state transportation and railroad officials announced today. “This facility will make eastern North Carolina even more attractive to businesses looking to […]
A Kansas City Southern empty grain train stops to change crews on the International Bridge linking Laredo, Texas, with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in November 2017. The American crew climbs aboard the General Electric ES44AC as the Mexican crew begins the walk back to Nuevo Laredo. Bill Stephens INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers […]
