Indiana interurban car set to operate at future rail history complex in Fort Wayne, home of Nickel Plate Road No. 765 NEWSWIRE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Headwaters Junction, the planned hub for railroad history, culture, and Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765, says it will host and operate an Indiana interurban car in the future. In a Tuesday news release, Headwaters Junction and Hoosier Heartland Trolley Co. announced their intention to operate interurban car No. 429 on […]

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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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C&O depot in Kentucky for sale NEWSWIRE

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. — The City of Mt. Sterling, Ky., is seeking sealed bids for the purchase of a former Chesapeake & Ohio freight and passenger station listed on the U.S. National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. According to a Facebook post, the city is seeking to sell the former depot building, located […]

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Marty Stuart’s song about NC&StL No. 576 debuts Wednesday

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Five-time Grammy-winning artist Marty Stuart loves a good country ballad, and many of them revolve around trains. Now he and his longtime bandmate, Harry Stinson of the Fabulous Superlatives, have written a song to capture the spirit and history of Nashville’s most iconic steam engine: Locomotive No. 576. The World War II-era […]

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SR 4501 masquerades as L&N 1593 NEWSWIRE

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SR 4501 dressed as L&N 1593 departs Chattanooga Saturday. Charles Buccola CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Four years ago, the Louisville & Nashville Historical Society worked with members of the brand-new Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., to cosmetically alter the appearance of C&O number 2716 to resemble an L&N M-1 class 2-8-4, number 1992 (one number higher than […]

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N&W No. 611 will head to Spencer after Strasburg NEWSWIRE

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N&W 611, shown at Jamestown, N.C., in September 2018, will move to N.C. Transportation Museum after its tour at Strasburg, Pa. Trains: Jim Wrinn SPENCER, N.C. — Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, restored to life at the N.C. Transportation Museum in 2015, will return to Spencer in 2019 for special events this fall […]

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NKP 765 returns to shop on deadhead move to Ohio NEWSWIRE

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NKP 765 storms along at Cuyahoga Valley in 2018. The engine’s deadhead move today was cut short 30 miles out. Trains: Jim Wrinn NEW HAVEN, Ind. — Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 left home this morning for its annual fall gig at Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad but reversed course after 30 miles on Norfolk […]

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