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The Oklahoma Railway Museum boasts an impressive collection of vintage railroad equipment with ties to the Sooner State. It’s best known for its collection of working first-generation diesel locomotives, which include a former Rock Island Alco RS-1, a Santa Fe CF7, and an EMD F7A painted in Frisco colors. On the spacious grounds are more […]
In every issue News p. 4 The Kansas City Southern/Canadian Pacific merger changes the railroad scene Preservation p. 44 Famed Alco PA locomotive has found a new home Ask Trains p. 46 What are ‘Tier 4 credits’ and ‘credit unit’ locomotives? […]
REED POINT, Mont. — The Montana Rail Link bridge over the Yellowstone River, which collapsed on Saturday, passed inspections in November 2022 and last month, railroad President Joe Racicot said at a unified command news conference on Monday evening. “We feel confident that this bridge was suitable for stream flows,” Racicot says. A combination of […]
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern has completed removal of soil underneath and between tracks of its main line through East Palestine, the railroad announced Monday, completing a process that had been ongoing since the Feb. 3 derailment. “We promised to listen to residents and support East Palestine for the long haul. Fully cleaning up […]
CALGARY — Canadian agricultural firm Richardson International will expand eight grain elevators served by CPKC in Western Canada, allowing them to be served in the future by the railroad’s 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product trains. Work on the elevators in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta will start this summer and be complete by the end of 2024, […]
The Three Rivers Rambler operates special event trains while departing from its depot in downtown Knoxville and heading into the Tennessee countryside. Its destination is the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers, which combine to form the Tennessee River. Those three waterways lead to the Three Rivers Rambler moniker. Choices On the 90-minute […]
The museum, operating excursions for more than 30 years, offers day trips on a streamlined passenger train through scenic middle Tennessee over the tracks of the Nashville & Eastern Railroad to various locations. The duration of excursions varies from 2 to 12 hours, depending on the destination. Choices Excursions run throughout the year to Watertown, […]
This museum showcases railroading in Georgia and the Southeast with exhibits and more than 90 pieces of rolling stock. Among the highlights are a business car used to help convince leaders to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta, a private car once used by President Warren G. Harding, and one of the famous green and […]
Housed in a restored depot from Wilton, Ala., the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum is the official railroad museum for Alabama. A wide variety of rolling stock and locomotives are displayed on the museum campus. The museum’s excursion trains are pulled by diesel locomotives. Choices The Calera & Shelby Railroad operates over 6.5 miles of […]
The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club operates a rare wood-burning Heisler locomotive on the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad. This railroad consists of a historic depot and approximately two miles of track re-laid on an old Milwaukee Road grade. Choices A Heisler steam locomotive pulls a mixture of several cabooses and open-air cars through farmlands […]
The Stourbridge Line runs on 25 miles of the ex-Erie Lackawanna Railroad between Honesdale and Lackawaxen. In addition to the breathtaking scenery, the territory is rich in history, with its roots based on coal hauling on a “gravity” railroad. It’s home to the Stourbridge Lion, the first commercial locomotive in the U.S. The engine was […]
The Little River Railroad offers steam- and diesel-powered excursions through the Michigan countryside. Trains depart from Coldwater, Mich., and run to nearby Quincy and Hillsdale, Mich on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad. Choices Passengers may choose to ride in a heavyweight combine car, streamlined coaches from the Milwaukee Road, open-air cars (converted from cattle cars), a […]
