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KCS returning to historic diesel colors NEWSWIRE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City Southern source confirmed to Trains News Wire on Friday that the railroad’s new EMD SD70ACe locomotives that are on order will be painted in a variation of the railroad’s historic red, yellow, and Brunswick (extremely dark) green passenger-train livery. A version of those colors is worn by KCS’s […]

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Ohio Central uses LS&I 2-8-0 in freight service NEWSWIRE

Ohio Central 2-8-0 No. 33 leading freight

Ohio Central 2-8-0 No. 33 is running like gangbusters on the point of a coal train at Adams Mills, Ohio, on Dec. 13, 2006. The former Lake Superior & Ishpeming locomotive pulled the train (including three shut-down diesels) from Coshocton to Trinway, Ohio. John B. Corns COSHOCTON, Ohio – Ohio Central Rail System used its […]

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Funeral services held for Marc S. Balkin NEWSWIRE

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Funeral services were held in Hackensack today for well-known video producer Marc S. Balkin, 58, who died of pneumonia on Dec. 3 while hospitalized. Balkin headed up his own video production company, Mark I Video, which produced railroad videos primarily of steam locomotives. Balkin was known for innovative production techniques, being among […]

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Wurst is best on Amtrak NEWSWIRE

NEW YORK – Dining on Amtrak trains is sometimes wonderful and sometimes it’s awful. However, according to the New York Times Magazine, one Amtrak food item is winning universal praise: bratwurst. The hickory-smoked pork sausage is seasoned with onion, garlic, and spices and isn’t emulsified like many other brats, so “you get more meat flavor,” […]

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