The 2-8-2 puts on a rare appearance on Wisconsin & Southern in November 2020 […]
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Railroad: Short Lines/Regionals
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
Ohio’s Ashland Railway
A short line between Mansfield and Fostoria, Ohio, keeps a former Baltimore & Ohio line busy […]
East Broad Top Restoration Update
Update on revival efforts for the railroad that had been closed for a decade […]
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 […]
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 […]
Support grows for Watco purchase of CN’s former Wisconsin Central branches
WASHINGTON – Support is pouring in for Canadian National’s proposed sale of former Wisconsin Central branches to shortline operator Watco. A major shipper group, a current shipper, railroad associations in Wisconsin and Michigan, a county economic development agency, and the Badger State’s largest business group have all urged federal regulators to expedite review of the […]
Nevada Northern’s Mark Bassett answers questions from Trains
The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is one of the best-preserved standard gauge railroads in North America. The former copper hauling railroad exists much like it did until regular operations ended in the early 1980s. Since that time preservationists have made a bold stand in the high desert hundreds of miles away from heavily populated areas. […]
Digest: ASLRRA to hold in-person regional meetings in June
Short line association resumes in-person meetings with two regional events in June The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association will resume in-person meetings with two regional gatherings in June: The Central/Pacific Region meeting will be held June 7-9 at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, and the Eastern/Southern Regional Meeting will be June 21-23 […]
Digest: Metrorail Safety Commission sees ‘troubling’ DC Metro safety issues
Metrorail Commission says DC Metro moving the wrong way on safety issues The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the independent agency created by Congress to oversee DC Metro safety issues, says the transit agency is moving the wrong way in terms of such basics as making sure trains stop for red signals and following worker safety […]
Bankruptcy sale of San Luis & Rio Grande begins
DENVER, Colo. — With an initial offer of $7.5 million in hand, bids are now being accepted for the sale through federal bankruptcy court of the San Luis & Rio Grande railroad, the former Iowa Pacific Holdings property based in Alamosa, Colo., that operates 154 miles of former Denver & Rio Grande Western lines. In […]
