No. 6060 at Stettler, Alberta Rocky Mountain Rail Society STETTLER, Alberta – A nonprofit in Alberta wants to raise nearly $1 million to start restoration work on Canadian National 4-8-2 No. 6060. No. 6060 was built in 1944 and was used in mainline excursion service in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, the locomotive is owned […]
0-4-0T No. 85 will return steam to Pennsylvania’s Stewartstown for the first time in 80 years. Stewartstown Railroad STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. — For the first time in more than 80 years, the sounds of steam will be heard in Stewartstown this fall. The 7.4-mile Stewartstown Railroad replaced its steam locomotives with Plymouth gasoline and diesel units […]
Don Evans Rotary Club VANCOUVER, B.C. — Don Evans, the Canadian railway preservationist who led the West Coast Railway Association to create a sustainable museum complex in Squamish, cemented the merger of the North American tourist railways and museums organizations, and assisted with the development of countless museums across the continent, has died. The regional […]
Monticello (Ill.) Railway Museum volunteers pose with two steam locomotives in an attempt to re-create the famed Champagne Photo of the original Transcontinental Railroad ceremony from May 10, 1869. Steve Smedley MONTICELLO, Ill. — Monticello Railway Museum in central Illinois gave a nod to history at the end of Saturday and Sunday runs of Southern […]
Rock Island E8 No. 652 and E6 No. 630 pose for a night photo session in Oelwein, Iowa, in August 2017. Jerry Huddleston MANLY, Iowa – S & B Productions will hold a night photo session with Rock Island E6A No. 630 and E8A No. 652 on May 30. The event will raise funds to […]
PALISADE, Colo. – A speeding car careened off a road and crashed into the Mammoth Locomotive Works, starting a devastating fire and killing the driver of the car. A full-size replica of a Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive under construction sustained minor damage, although much of the shop’s machinery was extensively damaged by fire and […]
The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad has stepped in to help save this former logging locomotive and two cars on display in Garibaldi, Ore. Martin E. Hansen GARIBALDI, Ore. — The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad has answered a call for help to rescue a deteriorating steam locomotive and trainset on local display, averting the potential sale or […]
A selection of the items listed for auction in June. NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – The city of Noblesville will auction 36 pieces of rolling stock from the Indiana Transportation Museum collection in June. The city has hired Ozark Mountain Railcar to dispose of these items, which were not picked up by other organizations during last year’s […]
The Lake Shore Railway Historical Society and Museum grounds and neighborhood in May 2019. Stephan M. Koenig NORTH EAST, Pa. – Infrastructure improvements are coming to the community of North East that will benefit the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society and Museum. The improvements are funded through a $250,000 grant awarded to the community by […]
SCRANTON, Pa. – The National Park Service has named Cherie Shepard the superintendent of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, who will begin her new assignment in June. She replaces Deborah Conway who is now a deputy regional director for the agency. “Cherie’s experience and skills are a great fit for the park,” says Northeast […]
CHICAGO — A daylong ride on 1923-vintage L equipment is set for May as a fundraiser for preservation of historic equipment, the Chicago Tribune reports. The event, set for May 11, will benefit the Chicago Transit Authority’s Heritage Fleet Program and the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Ill. Tickets are $150, and are […]
The Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS has acquired this Southern Pacific diner that later went to Amtrak. Geno Dailey In service photo of the SP diner that will be preserved in the Houston area. Don Munger HOUSTON/TOMBALL, TEXAS — The Houston-based Gulf Coast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Inc. is acquiring a historic railroad […]
