BRANSON, Mo. – The Branson Scenic Railway has acquired three cars from Amtrak in its latest sale of retired equipment. They are Amtrak baggage cars 1204 and 1245, and dining car 8521. The two baggage cars were built by Budd in 1953 for Santa Fe as Nos. 3533 and 3534 respectively. They were assigned to […]
Railroad: Tourist Railroad
Adirondack Scenic looks to build new maintenance shop NEWSWIRE
Adirondack Scenic Railroad maintenance crews will not have to rely on a nearby bridge for protection from weather once their new facility is completed as they are in this undated photo. Dan Kittay UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Scenic Railroad say they hope to move into a new maintenance facility as soon as this winter, thanks […]
Duluth plan would allow for preservation of tourist railroad NEWSWIRE
DULUTH, Minn. — A proposal released Monday by the city of Duluth would allow for the preservation of a tourist railroad which had faced the prospect of being shorted to accommodate a recreational trail. The Duluth News Tribune reports that the plan deals with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s clean-up of toxic waste at a former […]
Ask Trains: When will C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 steam again?
Steam locomotive restoration specialist Gary Bensman cuts out staybolts for replacement on Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in 2017. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Q: Can anyone provide a definitive status on whether Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 will be running in 2019? — Richard Eaton, Chevy Chase, Md. A: Railfans and railroad preservationists […]
Cass Climax restoration project stays on track for fall completion NEWSWIRE
Climax No. 9 will operate on Cass Scenic Railroad this fall after a decade-long restoration. John Krause photo, Tim Martin collection CASS, W.Va. — Middle Fork Climax No. 9 is in its final stages of restoration at the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia. The more than decade-long project is down to its final weeks […]
Washington tourist line to operate without steam this season NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — The address for the website of the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad tourist excursion service in southwestern Washington is “steamtrainride.com.” Unfortunately for the Chehalis-Centralia, there’s no steam locomotive at the moment to pull its trains. The Chehalis-Centralia had been relying on a 1916 Baldwin 2-8-2 Mikado. “Our engine was getting ready for annual inspection and testing […]
Update: D&RG steam locomotive restoration at Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad NEWSWIRE
Former Denver & Rio Grande 4-6-0 No. 168 awaits fabrication of the stainless-steel jacket before restoration can be completed. Thomas Scalf Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec made Denver & Rio Grande No. 168’s cab. Thomas Scalf Denver & Rio Grande 1883-built Baldwin 4-6-0 No. 168 is in final stages of restoration at Cumbres & […]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic works toward 2020 debut of rotary snowplow OY NEWSWIRE
Stathi Pappas, Director of Special Projects for the C&TSR on snowplow OY: If this thing has 90 days of service on it since it was built in 1923, I’d be very surprised. We are very fortunate because there really isn’t a whole lot of work that really needs to be done to make it operable. Thomas […]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad restores 19th-century passenger cars NEWSWIRE
Although it has gone through some modifications and upgrades, coach car No. 292 maintains many of its original character-defining features. Thomas Scalf Railway Post Office car No. 65 undergoes restoration at Antonito, Colo. Thomas Scalf ANTONITO, Colo. — Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec are renovating four historic […]
New York moving ahead with plan to remove parts of Adirondack Scenic tracks NEWSWIRE
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State officials are continuing with their efforts to tear out part of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad’s tracks to create a rail trail. Two state agencies have issued a document defining the scope of the project and are formally requesting public comment. The plan would include the “removal of rails and […]
Federal government blames Durango & Silverton for 2018 wildfire NEWSWIRE
DURANGO, Colo. – Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on Tuesday accusing the popular Colorado tourist railroad of starting a massive wildfire last summer that burned for months and torched more than 53,000 acres. The government is seeking about $25 million from the D&SNG and its parent company, […]
Northern Pacific touch graces southern Indiana tourist line NEWSWIRE
Sporting a fresh coat of NP-inspired paint, French Lick Scenic Railroad GP9 No. 465 waits patiently for departure as passengers board a regular excursion bound for Cuzco, Ind. David Rohdenburg FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Southern Indiana’s French Lick Scenic Railway has debuted new motive power that will be put on a new service later this […]
