WASHINGTON — “Traditional dining” — with chef-prepared meals, glassware and linen tablecloths, and new meal options — has returned to the Silver Meteor, Amtrak announced today. The announcement means both New York-Florida long-distance trains now offer full traditional full dining-car service — albeit only for sleeping-car passengers — and formalizes the “pilot” of traditional dining […]
Travel tips for heritage railroads North America has a plethora of classic railroading to offer and the summer travel season is the busiest time for many heritage railroads across the country. Yet, each railroad makes its own schedule and days of operation. So careful advanced planning can help make the most your railroad visits and […]
The Oklahoma Railway Museum boasts an impressive collection of vintage railroad equipment with ties to the Sooner State. It’s best known for its collection of working first-generation diesel locomotives, which include a former Rock Island Alco RS-1, a Santa Fe CF7, and an EMD F7A painted in Frisco colors. On the spacious grounds are more […]
REED POINT, Mont. — The Montana Rail Link bridge over the Yellowstone River, which collapsed on Saturday, passed inspections in November 2022 and last month, railroad President Joe Racicot said at a unified command news conference on Monday evening. “We feel confident that this bridge was suitable for stream flows,” Racicot says. A combination of […]
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern has completed removal of soil underneath and between tracks of its main line through East Palestine, the railroad announced Monday, completing a process that had been ongoing since the Feb. 3 derailment. “We promised to listen to residents and support East Palestine for the long haul. Fully cleaning up […]
CALGARY — Canadian agricultural firm Richardson International will expand eight grain elevators served by CPKC in Western Canada, allowing them to be served in the future by the railroad’s 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product trains. Work on the elevators in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta will start this summer and be complete by the end of 2024, […]
PITTSBURGH — Genesee & Wyoming will purchase 69 locomotives from Wabtec, the manufacturer’s largest order under its certified pre-owned program. The order includes 35 Dash 9 and 34 Dash 8 locomotives for the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad; Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad; Connecticut Southern Railroad; Indiana & Ohio Railroad; New England Central Railroad; and […]
The Three Rivers Rambler operates special event trains while departing from its depot in downtown Knoxville and heading into the Tennessee countryside. Its destination is the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers, which combine to form the Tennessee River. Those three waterways lead to the Three Rivers Rambler moniker. Choices On the 90-minute […]
The museum, operating excursions for more than 30 years, offers day trips on a streamlined passenger train through scenic middle Tennessee over the tracks of the Nashville & Eastern Railroad to various locations. The duration of excursions varies from 2 to 12 hours, depending on the destination. Choices Excursions run throughout the year to Watertown, […]
This museum showcases railroading in Georgia and the Southeast with exhibits and more than 90 pieces of rolling stock. Among the highlights are a business car used to help convince leaders to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta, a private car once used by President Warren G. Harding, and one of the famous green and […]
The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club operates a rare wood-burning Heisler locomotive on the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad. This railroad consists of a historic depot and approximately two miles of track re-laid on an old Milwaukee Road grade. Choices A Heisler steam locomotive pulls a mixture of several cabooses and open-air cars through farmlands […]
The Stourbridge Line runs on 25 miles of the ex-Erie Lackawanna Railroad between Honesdale and Lackawaxen. In addition to the breathtaking scenery, the territory is rich in history, with its roots based on coal hauling on a “gravity” railroad. It’s home to the Stourbridge Lion, the first commercial locomotive in the U.S. The engine was […]
