Workers unload Polson Lumber 2-8-2 No. 2 at new Oregon home NEWSWIRE

Embedded YouTube video courtesy of Bruce Miller, Cooper Mountain Photography. GARIBALDI, Ore. — Skip Lichter’s locomotive made it. Yes, from a lonely Wisconsin valley, over the Great Plains, and through the Rocky Mountains, Lichter’s 2-8-2, Saginaw Timber (or Polson Lumber) No. 2 is at its new home in Oregon. The trip took 13 days, start-to-finish. […]

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Trains Presents: Nashville steam restoration update

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 steam locomotive

Work continues on Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis No. 576! Restoration of this fabled 4-8-4 continues in Nashville’s Centennial Park while organizers raise money to relocate the engine to a shop. A matching challenge grant through the end of 2017 will boost the project. Organizer Shane Meador explains the latest developments for “the stripe.” For […]

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Trains Presents: Nashville steam restoration update

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 steam locomotive

Work continues on Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis No. 576! Restoration of this fabled 4-8-4 continues in Nashville’s Centennial Park while organizers raise money to relocate the engine to a shop. A matching challenge grant through the end of 2017 will boost the project. Organizer Shane Meador explains the latest developments for “the stripe.” For […]

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D&RGW L-131 break-in run

United/PFM Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 2-8-8-2 brass locomotive

After some repairs, paint, and decals, Corey Bonsall took his new-to-him United/PFM Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 2-8-8-2 brass locomotive for a run on his local club’s layout. […]

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