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With its latest acquisitions, Cuyahoga Valley has one of the largest fleets of Zephyr cars. CVSR Silver Solarium is an observation-dome-sleeper from the California Zephyr. CVSR This image shows the interior of Cuyahoga Valley’s new acquisition, Silver Lariat. CVSR PENINSULA, OHIO – Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad today declared success in its first-ever capital campaign with […]
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 […]
Durango & Silverton No. 493 will be converted to burn oil as the popular tourist railroad works to lessen the potential fire hazard. Trains: Jim Wrinn DURANGO, Colo. — With coal-fired steam trains running again to Silverton, Colorado’s legendary Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is looking forward to the future and how it can […]
Work progresses on C&O 1309 at Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Diversified Rail Services Trailing truck from C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services Welder fabricates new ashpan on C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services RIDGELEY, W.Va. — In a continuing update series of dispatches about the restoration of 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and contractor Diversified […]
A burned covered hopper and bridge on the San Luis & Rio Grande line at Sierra, 40 miles east of Alamosa, Colo. Contractors have been on-site since July 2 and hope to have the rails replaced and operational by July 6. Ed Ellis U.S. Drought Monitor: USDA/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Listed in 2014 by USA Today […]
Niles Canyon Railway, which fields both steam and diesel power, will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad in 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn NILES, Calif. — 2019 will be a big year for the Pacific Locomotive Association and its Niles Canyon Railway. The association will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad with […]
Engine 168 shows off new valve chest studs and a lower crosshead guide, as rebuilding work proceeds. Soon, the crew will drop the drivers to begin work on the foundation running gear. C&TS: Stathi Pappas ANTONITO, COLO. — The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has received a $25,000 grant from the Gates Family Foundation for […]
Work is progressing on Baldwin’s last steam locomotive for domestic use. Trains collection RIDGELEY, W.VA. – Diversified Rail Services, the contractor reassembling Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 for Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, on Friday reported more details about the efforts to restore the locomotive since it passed a hydrostatic test earlier this month. In […]
Snow still covered Pikes Peak in this June 2015 view at the summit. Brian Schmidt MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — The owner of Colorado’s Pikes Peak Cog Railway says the iconic tourist attraction could reopen as early as 2020 if the company can strike a deal with the local community on a pair of tax breaks […]
Firefighters set a back burn along the Durango & Silverton tracks as part of their efforts to contain the 416 Fire. Wyoming Interagency Hotshots DURANGO, Colo. — American Heritage Railways, parent company of the shuttered Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, made a startling announcement Thursday that it was closing Washington’s Mt. Rainier Railroad and […]
A pressure gauge shows 262 pounds on No. 1309’s boiler. Diversified Rail Services C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309’s restoration is back on track at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Trains collection CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is underway again in a big way: the railroad and […]
Boston & Maine No. 77, one of two Pan Am heritage units, leads a freight train near Shawmut, Maine, in January 2013. Justin Franz HEBER CITY, Utah — The Heber Valley Railroad has purchased three former Boston & Maine GP9s from Pan Am Railways. Heber Valley Chief Mechanical Officer Michael Manwiller tells Trains News Wire […]
