Soo Line steam locomotive to remain in Duluth NEWSWIRE

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Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719 pulls a special mixed train on the Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s North Shore Scenic Railroad at Knife River, Minn. on Sept. 8, 2011. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – After years of negotiations between the City of Eau Claire, Wis., and Duluth’s Lake Superior Railroad Museum, an agreement has been reached […]

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UPDATED: Southwest law enforcement officials largely unaware of Union Pacific Big Boy’s pending arrival NEWSWIRE

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Tail-gating vehicles are stacked up on a rural Iron County, Utah, dirt road paralleling the Union Pacific’s main line. A medical helicopter prepares to lift off with the most seriously-injured. A total of six drivers and 10 passengers were involved. Iron County (Utah) Sheriff’s Department “What steam locomotive?” That was the initial response when Trains […]

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Kloke is at it again! Florida logger may steam in 2020 NEWSWIRE

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Rendering shows what Bock No. 1 will look like when completed. Fred Haberkamp A new boiler is under construction for Bock 1. Fred Haberkamp SOMONAUK, Ill. — David Kloke, the man who built operating replicas of historic steam locomotives Leviathan and York, is about to bring another historic, yet significantly more humble, back from the […]

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Steamtown begins cosmetic restoration of Big Boy No. 4012 NEWSWIRE

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Steamtown’s Big Boy, No. 4012, is moved on the historic site’s turntable prior to the start of a cosmetic restoration. National Park Service SCRANTON, Pa. — Steamtown National Historic Site has removed its Big Boy locomotive from public display to perform cosmetic restoration and repainting of the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4. Visitors will not have access […]

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