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Western Maryland Scenic’s No. 1309 steams for the first time in 61 years. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, fresh on the heels of test firing the boiler of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Oct. 3, is offering a chance to visit the shop and see the live boiler. The […]
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 […]
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
Safety valve lifts on Western Maryland Scenic’s C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as the restoration moves forward. Chase Gunnoe RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Chesapeake & Ohio No. 1309 is waking up. Western Maryland Scenic and contractor Diversified Rail Services are stationary test firing the 2-6-6-2 today in the latest step toward returning to operation the last steam […]
Colorado’s Cumbres & Toltec Scenic is restoring 1883 4-6-0 No. 168 to operation. The locomotive operated on all parts of the Denver & Rio Grande’s narrow gauge empire and late sat on display in Colorado Springs for decades. Let’s learn about the plans for this historic locomotive. […]
STRASBURG, Pa. — The Strasburg Rail Road has acquired another diesel locomotive to bolster its burgeoning freight business. This one is an ex-ATSF SSB-1200, rebuilt from a 1953 EMD SW9. The unit was last in use at the Celanese plant at Narrows, Va. Currently identified as SRC No. 1235, the locomotive arrived in Lancaster on […]
Linn Moedinger Linn Moedinger is among the last of his kind: those who learned his trade from the final generation of Class I steam railroaders. At the end of 2018, the president and chief mechanical officer of Pennsylvania’s famed Strasburg Rail Road will retire. Linn’s name is a household word in the steam fraternity. We […]
The Georgetown Loop is one of the most amazing scenic railroads in the west. Built in search of mineral wealth, it loops up and over itself at the Devil’s Gate Viaduct to reach Silver Plume Colo. The line was abandoned in the 1930s, restored in the 1980s, and is a scenic and historic ride into […]
Western Maryland Scenic has acquired F40 No. 450 for its tourist railroad at Cumberland, Md. WMS: John Garner CUMBERLAND, MD. — Look for a new face on Helmstetter’s Curve this fall. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tells Trains Newswire today that it has acquired an F40PHR, rebuilt into an F40M-2F, No. 450, from Larry’s Truck Electric […]
C&O EMD GP7 No. 5704 and its new as-delivered cosmetic restoration on the Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad LEBANON, Ohio – A Chesapeake & Ohio EMD GP7 has been restored to its as-delivered blue-and-gold paint scheme. C&O GP7 No. 5704 is the latest restoration project to ply […]
A train for Silverton departs Durango in June 2015. Brian Schmidt DURANGO, Colo. – Ridership on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is down 27 percent this year due to shutdowns related to wildfires and mudslides, the Durango Herald reports. Since June, the railroad has had 54,000 cancellations as a result of a wildfire […]
