OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Norfolk Southern has donated former Southern Railway “Big John” covered hopper car No. 8744 to the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. The car has a connection to Tennessee, as the Big John hoppers were maintained during the first half of their careers at the now gone Coster Shop in Knoxville. It will […]
Train Topic: Preservation
NS rolls out repainted UP Centennial NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has rolled former Union Pacific DDA40X No. 6944 out of its Altoona paint shop Friday. NS performed the work under agreement with the St. Louis Museum of Transportation, the locomotive’s owner. The locomotive left its Missouri home in July 2014. The twin-engine, 6,600 horsepower Electro-Motive Division locomotives were […]
Fundraiser aims to move, restore last L&NE diesel locomotive NEWSWIRE
The locomotive at Emporia, Ind., in March 2011. Kermit Geary Jr. KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Lehigh & New England Railroad Preservation Society, in collaboration with the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, have launched an online fundraising campaign to transport and restore Lehigh & New England Alco S2 No. 611, the only […]
URHS begins restoration of last U34CH NEWSWIRE
BOONTON, N.J. – A group of preservationists in New Jersey are looking to raise $3,372 to begin the cosmetic restoration of the last General Electric U34CH in existence. This week, the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey kicked off the next phase of its effort to restore former Erie Lackawanna and NJ Transit U34CH […]
Norfolk & Western’s ‘Big Three’ to reunite May 31 NEWSWIRE
Left to right: J No. 600, Class A No. 1203, and Y6 No. 2123. Norfolk & Western ROANOKE, Va. – During the apex of steam on the Norfolk & Western Railway in the 1940s and 1950s, there were three classes of Roanoke-built steam locomotives that were the mainstay of operations: the Class A 2-6-6-4s, Class […]
Dailey Foundation awards nine grants to rail preservation projects NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO – The board of directors of the Tom E. Dailey Foundation approved nine rail-related grants at its May 2 quarterly board meeting. Since its creation in 2013, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $380,300. The awards included the following: Chicago & North Western Historical Society, North Riverside, Ill.: $1,500 The C&WHS collection includes some […]
Nevada museum completes restoration of 2-6-0, dedication ceremony planned NEWSWIRE
‘Glenbrook’ after its multi-year restoration. Nevada State Railroad Museum CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Railroad Museum will publicly unveil the completed restoration of its Baldwin 2-6-0, the Glenbrook, at a dedication ceremony later this month. The 1875-built narrow gauge, Mogul-type freight locomotive has been on the grounds of the Carson City museum since […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – The O. Winston Link Museum
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits The O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., which maintains a collection of the nighttime railroad photographs captured by the late O. Winston Link. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – The O. Winston Link Museum
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits The O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., which maintains a collection of the nighttime railroad photographs captured by the late O. Winston Link. […]
New website dedicated to Santa Fe 4-6-4 No. 3463 launched NEWSWIRE
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. – The Coalition for Sustainable Rail has launched an online repository dedicated to former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 4-6-4 No. 3463. The website, www.santafe3463.org, provides detail on the history of the engine, its service, and the planned overhaul of the locomotive. The nonprofit Coalition is attempting to reconstruct No. 3463 […]
Work begins on L&N 4-6-2 No. 152 restoration NEWSWIRE
Volunteer Jimmy Zickel works inside the smokebox of No. 152. Kentucky Railway Museum NEW HAVEN, Ky. – Volunteers at the Kentucky Railway Museum have begun the initial teardown of Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 No. 152 in preparation for its 1472-day inspection. The work, required by the Federal Railroad Administration, came due in spring 2012, necessitating […]
L&N 0-8-0 No. 2132 to come home to Kentucky NEWSWIRE
A photo illustration shows what No. 2132 might look like restored. Photo illustration by Ron Flanary BAINBRIDGE, Ga. – The Bainbridge city council has voted to transfer ownership of former Louisville & Nashville C-1 class 0-8-0 No. 2132 to the city of Corbin, Ky. Also included is former L&N caboose No. 30, built at South […]
