Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 No. 463 pushes rotary OY toward Cumbres Pass Thursday. Charlest Weston CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Denver & Rio Grande Western 1923 rotary snow plow OY made its way to restoration Thursday with a trip across the 64-mile narrow gauge railroad from Chama, N.M., to Antonito, Colo. […]
Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 60000 is moved to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in September 1933. It took five days to move the locomotive five blocks from 24th and Vine Street. Barry R. Nemcoff PHILADELPHIA – A $6 million grant from the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust will transform the Franklin Institute’s Train Factory exhibit, which […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly seven decades after being built, PCC streetcars are still earning their keep in San Francisco and thanks to a recent rehabilitation effort, the streamlined cars will be doing so for years to come. Since 2014, Brookville Equipment Corporation has been rebuilding 16 PCC cars for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. […]
Steam Into History’s 4-4-0 York No. 17. Wayne Laepple NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — Tourist railroad Steam Into History is making a few changes in its operations and branding. Michael Patrick, president of the organization’s board, said that while it is best known for it’s Civil War-era steam locomotive replica, a vintage diesel is also in […]
Rotary OY rests at Chama, N.M., in August 2018. The railroad expects to run the plow, and offer a limited number of tickets to the event, in early 2020. Jim Wrinn CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will be moving it 3-foot-gauge rotary snow plow from Chama, N.M. to Antonito, Colo. for […]
Safety valve lifts on Western Maryland Scenic’s C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as the restoration moves forward in October 2018. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. – The long-delayed debut of Western Maryland Scenic’s 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is delayed once more. Executive Director John Garner says that additional mechanical work is needed, but has not provided a new […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Railway Museum has been closed indefinitely because of structural issues with the trainshed at Winnipeg Union Station, where the museum is housed. The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club, which operates at the museum, announced the closure via Facebook, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. VIA Rail Canada, which owns the building, made […]
Locomotive 2716 was built in 1943 and is planned to be restored to operation 75 years later. Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. MIDWAY, Ky. – A picturesque central Kentucky community will celebrate its railroad heritage this summer, centering a day-long festival around the arrival former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716. The July 27 event will […]
Among those participating in Tuesday’s ceremony opening the High Line Spur, the final section of the linear park, are Friends of the High Line co-founders Joshua David (fourth from left) and Robert Hammond (fourth from right). Wielding the scissors next to Hammond is New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — […]
The east end of the High Line Spur at 10th Avenue and West 30th Street shows the original 1934 NY Central viaduct, where the tracks fed in to the adjacent Morgan Post Office. Ralph Spielman This map on the High Line shows the location of the Spur. Ralph Spielman A large sculpture adorns a plaza […]
Cass Scenic Railroad’s long anticipated Climax is nearing completion this summer. Cass Scenic Railroad CASS, W.Va. — In less than 12 weeks, a more than decade-long project will be completed when Cass Scenic Railroad crews finish the restoration of Middle Fork Climax No. 9. Cass shop crews are expecting the arrival of the locomotive’s steam […]
Friends of the 261 President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Sandberg poses with former Milwaukee Road E9 No. 32A in St. Paul on May 29. Sandberg’s grandfather was a Milwaukee Road engineer who operated 32A many times on passenger trains between the Twin Cities and La Crosse, Wis. The unit will make its debut at […]
