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Dave Mull in the Carson & Colorado shop David Lustig DURANGO, Colo. – Southern Pacific narrow gauge 4-6-0 No. 18, normally a denizen of California’s Owens Valley, is having a ball right now. Temporarily working out of Durango on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, it’s burnishing the rails hauling passengers and photo freights, […]
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes parlor Car No. 9 Rangeley, built by Jackson & Sharp of Wilmington, Del. in 1901, is the only two-foot gauge car of its type ever built. It is scheduled to be the first car moved to Sheepscot in May. MNGM Bridgton & Saco River Railroad No. 8, a 1924 Baldwin […]
ALBUQUERQUE — The western steam and narrow gauge preservation communities today are mourning the loss of a long and remarkable fixture in their worlds: Ernie Robart has passed away. Robart was an early advocate for saving the Colorado narrow gauge, and his work ultimately led to the creation of today’s Cumbres & Toltec Scenic. He […]
Previously rebuilt GE shovelnose diesels show off their fresh paint. Nos. 90, 93, and 98 will see rebuilds in 2019. David Lustig SKAGWAY, Alaska – As part of White Pass & Yukon Route Railway’s general expansion of tourist operations for the upcoming 2019 season, the railroad dispatched 10 coaches and three locomotives from its Skagway […]
Joe Dailey DURANGO, Colo. – Former Southern Pacific narrow gauge 4-6-0 No. 18 steamed up for the first time in Durango on Thursday. It is on loan to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for crew training on oil-burning locomotives. The locomotive, from the Carson & Colorado Railway in Independence, Calif., was trucked to Colorado […]
SP No. 18 rides the turntable at Durango, Colo., on Nov. 3. Jerry Day DURANGO, Colo. – “Some assembly required.” That’s the thought going through the minds of shop crews at Durango & Silverton this morning as they contemplate steaming Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18, which arrived by truck from California over the weekend. No. […]
No. 18’s tender rests on the turntable at Durango, Colo., on Thursday. Randy Babcock DURANGO, Colo. – Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18’s whaleback tender has arrived at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s main shops this week after traveling by truck from its home in Independence, Calif. The locomotive is still en route to […]
Southern Pacific No. 18 will visit the Durango & Silverton in Colorado. David Lustig DURANGO, Colo. — A Southern Pacific narrow gauge Ten-Wheeler will be trucked from Independence, Calif. to Durango, Colo. later this month to train Durango & Silverton crews in oil-firing. Locomotive No. 18, restored over the past several years by volunteer members […]
Hesston Steam Museum’s Porter 2-6-0 No. 2 test fires after being out of service for decades. Hesston Steam Museum HESSTON, Ind. — A restored 3-foot gauge Porter 2-6-0 has test fired at the historic Hesston Steam Museum in northern Indiana. The 1911 locomotive was heavily damaged in the disastrous May 1985 fire that also damaged […]
DL535E No. 104 leads a train at Skagway in June 2014. James L. Haney SKAGWAY, Alaska – The new owner of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway says it is looking to expand its locomotive fleet to meet the railroad’s increasing ridership demands. On Aug. 1, Carnival Corp. owners of Carnival Cruise Lines and […]
No. 18 at Independence, Calif., in July 2017. David Crosby INDEPENDENCE, Calif. – Southern Pacific narrow-gauge 4-6-0 No. 18 will be steamed up and operated in Independence Oct. 4-5. The locomotive was restored and is operated by the locally based all-volunteer Carson & Colorado Railway, which takes its name from the original railroad that operated […]
A Durango & Silverton locomotive pauses at Silverton, Colo. Soon 2,000-hp diesel locomotives will replace certain 2-8-2 steam locomotives on the historic narrow gauge line. TRAINS: David Lassen DURANGO, Colo. — The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is purchasing two new three-foot gauge diesel locomotives for $3.2 million from Motive Power & Equipment Solutions […]
