The South African railway system Transnet has put 38 steam locomotives up for sale to the highest bidder. For potential North American customers, the only difficulty is that all are Cape Gauge engines set for running at 42 inches between the rails. Several of the engines were held for preservation but have now been marked […]
Jointed rail
An Iowa Pacific excursion makes its way toward Muscoda, Wis., along the jointed rail of Wisconsin & Southern’s Prairie Subdivision on June 21, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
Growth of the final granger
Railroads included in this map: Chicago & North Western; Chicago Great Western; Litchfield & Madison; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha “Omaha Road” This map originally appeared in the July 2014 issue of Trains Magazine. […]
Book Review: Central of New Jersey Steam Locomotive Planbook
Central of New Jersey Steam Locomotive Planbook – Postwar Power, second edition By V.S. Roseman Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Inc., P.O. Box 519 Lansdale, PA 19446; 110 pages, 70 b/w photos; spiral bound, 8.5 x 11 inches; $25.98 www.anthraciterailroads.org Thirty-three years is a long time to wait for a book update, and for fans of […]
Russia promoting new Trans-Siberian website NEWSWIRE
The Trans-Siberian Railway’s top passenger train as seen along the route. The location was not provided. Russian Embassy Russian Railway’s new website promoting Trans-Siberian Railway travel includes pop-up dialogue from passengers traveling all 5,700 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia. Russian Railways website The Trans-Siberian Railway hosts a unique passenger train with more than a […]
Georgia heritage
Norfolk Southern ES440AC No. 8101, honoring the heritage of the Central of Georgia Railway, leads westbound train 66E through Old Fort, N.C., on Oct. 19, 2012. Photo by Grady McKinley […]
Denver’s Burnham Shops closing after more than a century
DENVER — On Feb. 14 another piece of Colorado railroad history will slip away as Union Pacific closes its Burnham Shops in Denver. Once the second largest UP shop behind Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., the loss of Burnham closes another chapter in the history of the late and much beloved Denver & […]
NS progresses on its SD70ACU program NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern SD70ACU No. 7319 is ready, but not released for service, at the railroad’s shops in Altoona, Pa. The railroad has already completed two refits from SD90MACs. L.R. Myers of AltoonaWorks.info ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has released the first two of its rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives from its Altoona, Pa., shop in January. The […]
Pennsylvania, Canadian companies introduce Tier 4 switcher NEWSWIRE
Tractive Power Corp.’s new Tier 4 switching locomotive sits outside of Curry Rail Service’s Hollidaysburg, Pa., facility earlier this year. Collin Reinhart HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. — Tier 4 locomotives come in all shapes and sizes. Among the smallest so far is from Curry Rail Services, which recently unveiled a Tier 4-compliant industrial switcher it built under […]
CSX train derails in central Ohio NEWSWIRE
Site of CSX derailment near Marysville, Ohio MARYSVILLE, Ohio — A Tuesday morning derailment on CSX Transportation rails in central Ohio has sent two people to the hospital, according to local media reports. The incident occurred in the area of Scottslawn Road and Industrial Parkway in Marysville about 10 a.m. this morning. The location is […]
RJ Corman looking to build new housing for QJ steam engine NEWSWIRE
RJ Corman QJ 2-10-2 No. 2008 Kevin Gilliam MIDWAY, Ky. — R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s Chinese QJ-class 2-10-2 No. 2008 may soon change locations. The locomotive last operated in 2013, and since then has been inside a glass-walled structure the railroad built in 2012 to house it in Lexington. The complex was part of the […]
John M. Koch, founder of Green Frog Productions, dies NEWSWIRE
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — John M. Koch, founder of railroad video manufacturer Green Frog Productions Ltd., died Feb. 3 in Kennesaw, Ga. Koch was an avid fan and modeler of the Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge, and he built an extensive and highly detailed On3 scale model railroad at his home. In fact, Green Frog Productions […]
