ROANOKE, Va. — The Virginia Museum of Transportation is searching for a new executive director for the third time in less than two years. On Nov. 27, Bob Sigman stepped down as the head of the museum after six months. In May, Sigman had replaced Lisa Sphar, who had been on the job for just […]
CHISAGO CITY, Minn. – The Ironhorse Railroad Park has moved a former Soo Line RPO/baggage/coach No. 397 to its museum in Chisago City. The car had been stored in Ladysmith, Wis., since it was acquired by Ironhorse Central about four years ago. It was constructed in 1930 by St. Louis Car Co. for the Chesapeake […]
Anaconda Co. No. 7 Heritage Museum at Fort Missoula MISSOULA, Mont. – A small museum in Montana is raising money to restore the oldest surviving Willamette locomotive in existence. Anaconda Co. No. 7, a three-truck Willamette built-in 1923, has been on display outside of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula since the 1980s. Plans call […]
The Go Fund Me page for a group attempting to save a Great Northern SD9 from the scrapper. Image from Save 599 Go Fund Me page SEATTLE — A GoFundMe campaign has been launched by rail-heritage enthusiasts in an effort to save a former Great Northern SD9 locomotive in Skykomish, Wash., from the threat of […]
A new acquisition for the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society & Museum: No. 10, a GE 45-ton center cab locomotive built in 1943 for the U.S. Army. Lake Shore Railway Historical Society & Museum NORTH EAST, Pa. — The historical society that dedicates itself to preserving GE locomotives just scored another this week, with the […]
Nickel Plate Road GP7 No. 426 will soon be restored to operating condition. City of Noblesville, Ind. INDIANAPOLIS — Former Nickel Plate Road GP7 No. 426 is getting a new lease on life thanks to a campaign by the Nickel Plate Express. Nickel Plate Express took over about 12 miles of former Nickel Plate tracks […]
British Columbia’s West Coast Railway Association has unveiled its FP9 restored to Canadian National’s ‘zebra stripe’ paint scheme. Christian Vazzaz SQUAMISH, British Columbia — A British Columbia railroad museum has restored a Canadian National FP9 to its historic red, black, and white zebra stripe scheme. On Nov. 17, the West Coast Railway Association celebrated the […]
Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. – The Illinois Railway Museum is pleased to announce that it has acquired one of the last traditional single-unit streetcars ever built for service in North America. This new addition to the museum’s collection allows IRM to trace the history of urban rail transport from 1859 all the way to […]
Former South African Railway NG-16 No. 129 made its first run on the puffing Billy Railway in Australia on Nov. 11, following an extensive overhaul that included re-gauging from 24-inch to 30-inch. Puffing Billy Railway: Russ Hicks BELGRAVE, Australia – Twenty-three years after it arrived at the Puffing Billy Railway, former South African Railways Beyer-Garratt […]
Canadian National has donated this SW1500 to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. The railroad gave the locomotive a full overhaul prior to the donation; the museum then repainted it into its current scheme. National Railroad Museum GREEN BAY, Wis. — Canadian National has donated an SW1500 locomotive to the National Railroad Museum in […]
Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 will be known as ‘Rover’ for the 2020 operating season. National Park Service Left to right: Supervisory Ranger John Mucha, Harlee Straut, Superintendent Cherie Shepherd, Gracee Straut, Ron Comunale, Trainmaster Will Sturdevant, Brian Wowak, and Jerry Dziedzic National Park Service SCRANTON, Pa. – Steamtown National Historic Site is pleased to […]
NC&StL No. 576 was moved from its display site in a Nashville park in January to begin renovations. A new effort could raise up to $600,000 for the project. TRAINS: Jim Wrinnn NASHVILLE — The restoration of former Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis steam locomotive No. 576 could get a major boost from two renowned […]
