Trains run in the snow and winter […]
Maine’s Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington two-foot gauge
Soo Line 1003
The 2-8-2 puts on a rare appearance on Wisconsin & Southern in November 2020 […]
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
Age of Steam Roundhouse
The biggest roundhouse built in the U.S. since the 1950s holds a treasure trove of steam power […]
CSX in and around Cumberland, Md.
A busy CSX main line, the former Baltimore & Ohio continues its mountain railroad ways […]
East Broad Top Restoration Update
Update on revival efforts for the railroad that had been closed for a decade […]
Western Maryland 1309 update
Shop update on restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 plus restored coach and plans for stablemate 2-8-0 734 […]
Monticello Railway Museum debuts RS1325 at Throttle Time event (video)
MONTICELLO, Ill. — Illinois & Midland RS1325 No. 31 made its operating debut at the Monticello Railway Museum during this past weekend’s sold-out Throttle Time event, pulling a vintage freight train while run by “student engineers” who purchased a ticket for the opportunity to run the rare locomotive. The museum acquired the RS1325, one of […]
Digest: Families sue Canadian Pacific, Transport Canada over fatal 2019 derailment
Families sue CP, Transport Canada over 2019 derailment that killed three The families of two of the Canadian Pacific crew members killed in the derailment of a runaway CP train in February 2019 are suing the railroad, officials including CEO Keith Creel, police department, and federal agency Transport Canada. The CBC reports the families of […]
Digest: Long Beach to save early LA Metro light rail car
Long Beach, Calif., to preserve light rail car that launched service in 1990 The Long Beach, Calif., city council is expected to accept a donated light rail vehicle from LA Metro to be preserved for a yet-to-be-determined use. The Long Beach Post reports the Nippon Sharyo P865 car, No. 100, was used to launch Blue […]
Conrail society, Danbury museum combine to save hopper car
DANBURY, Conn. — The Conrail Historical Society and Danbury (Ct.) Railway Museum have combined to preserve a “Flexi-Flo” hopper car built in 1966 for the New York Central by ACF Industries. One of 220 such cars, the order represented the first pressure differential cars constructed, which allowed easy unloading of the contents by applying air […]
Digest: VIA operations continue despite new provincial travel restrictions
VIA says operations will continue despite new travel restrictions While new restrictions on travel in and out of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec begin today, VIA Rail Canada says in a notice on its website that it will “continue all scheduled services,” adding, “Passengers are responsible to comply with provincial restrictions.” The CBC reports […]
