Watch Electro-Motive Diesel’s SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation’s former Clinchfield Railroad main line. The railroad between St. Paul, Va., and Irwin, Tenn., features spectacular scenery, high bridges, and heavy trains, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam
Nevada’s famed Virginia & Truckee Railroad, once the richest railroad in the world saw a tourist revival decades after the route was abandoned. See the railroad’s steam-powered tourist operations in the Comstock Lode region with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Colorado’s storied narrow gauge railroads still live with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, operating between Chama, N.M., and Antonito, Colo. See narrow gauge steam battle the grades in spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501
Former Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 is one of the most famous excursion locomotives in the world. Learn more about its history and restoration with the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam program from Trains. […]
Trains Presents: Steam photo freight charters
The age of steam has passed from revenue railroading in the U.S., but a dedicated group of photographers and railroaders keep its memory alive through special photo charters across the country. Ride along at the Sumpter Valley, Virginia & Truckee, Strasburg Rail Road, Steam Into History, and other operations with www.TrainsMag.com. […]
Trains Presents: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam freights
See Western Maryland Scenic Railroad pull winter photo freights out of Cumberland, Md., on the original Western Maryland’s right-of-way. Follow along with 2-8-0 No. 734, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]
BNSF receives first rebuilt locomotives from GE, EMD NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has received the first overhauled locomotives from new rebuild programs at GE Transportation and EMD within the last two weeks. Each program is unique, with both designed to improve the reliability of the locomotives while standardizing much of the mechanical equipment inside. BNSF will overhaul 12 SD70MACs and 20 […]
Seaboard Coast Line SD45 being restored for museum NEWSWIRE
Former Seaboard Coast Line SD45 No. 2024 as it appeared on Sept. 4. The locomotive is being restored for service in Tennessee. Southern Appalachia Railway Museum OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum has acquired former Seaboard Coast Line SD45 No. 2024. Built in September 1971 by EMD, it is operational and includes […]
CSX debuts C&O heritage logo NEWSWIRE
CSX Transportation’s latest heritage logo features a reprise of the Chesapeake & Ohio on engine No. 7376, a GE CW40-8. Allan Williams, Jr. WAYCROSS, Ga. – CSX Transportation has unveiled its latest predecessor railroad emblem on a recent repaint at its Waycross, Ga., Locomotive Shops. CSX GE CW40-8 No. 7376 emerged from Waycross late last […]
Nippon Sharyo prototype fails test, workers laid off NEWSWIRE
A bi-level passenger car mock-up stands gleaming under shop lights at the Nippon Sharyo Rochelle, Ill., plant in May 2014. Bob Johnston ROCHELLE, Ill. — Nippon Sharyo is laying off workers at the plant assembling bilevel passenger cars after a prototype failed key safety tests. Plant managers announced the layoffs on Thursday saying they are […]
Embattled Apache Railway gets breathing room NEWSWIRE
The Apache Rail turn to Holbrook departs the BNSF Railway interchange with loads of animal feed and recycled paper to be made into newsprint at the mill in Snowflake. The Apache Railway in Arizona has a reprieve from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to find new owners. William P. Diven A federal bankruptcy judge has […]
Central Maine & Quebec to take over route of Maine Eastern NEWSWIRE
The Central Maine & Quebec train No. 1 is seen westhbound heading towards Farnham, Maine, at sunset. The Central Maine & Quebec Railway is a Class III freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec. Frank Jolin ROCKLAND, Maine – The Maine Department of Transportation confirmed […]
