Kentucky group to restore C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716 NEWSWIRE

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Cheseapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716 takes on coal at Hayne Yard in Spartanburg, S.C., in July 1982. Jim Wrinn C&O No. 2716 steams northbound at the Amtrak station on the Southern Railway main line, bound for Greensboro, N.C., in July 1982.  Jim Wrinn LEXINGTON, Ky. — A non-profit Kentucky group says its members will restore […]

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CP or NS: which has a soul for preservation? NEWSWIRE

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No. 611 on an excursion. Jim Wrinn Canadian Pacific’s offer to purchase Norfolk Southern has the full attention of industry analysts and investors. They’re thinking deeply about the railroads’ “net present values,” network operations, and regulatory filings. But what about the companies’ souls? How do the two companies compare in terms of railway preservation? A […]

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Iowa Pacific rescues restaurant relics in Illinois NEWSWIRE

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Jim Lesiak of Over The Top Construction & Demolition directs two large cranes as they lift the first car from the former Lincoln Depot Restaurant site in Lincoln on Tuesday. Three photos, Steve Smedley LINCOLN, Ill. – Two former Illinois Central passenger cars are on the road to restoration this week. On Tuesday, two 150-ton […]

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Illinois museum acquires well-traveled electric locomotive from New England NEWSWIRE

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Conrail E33 No. 4601 rests at the Railroad Museum of New England’s yard on April 9, 1988, after arriving from GE’s Erie, Pa., facility. ​The hole behind cab is where the main transformer was removed by GE. Howard Pincus OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. – The Illinois Railway Museum will acquire a piece of railroad history from […]

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Former Canadian Pacific 4-6-2s to move to Winnipeg from Virginia NEWSWIRE

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Nos. 1238 and 1286 in Virginia. WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Two former Canadian Pacific G5 class 4-6-2 locomotives will return to Canada after spending more than 40 years in central Virginia. Nos. 1238 and 1286 operated as the showcase of Jack Showalter’s Virginia Central tourist Railroad in Covington, Va., from the 1970s to 1990s. The locomotives […]

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ACL 4-6-2 No. 1504 restoration complete NEWSWIRE

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No. 1504 shows off its completed restoration in early July. John S. Holmgren JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Restoration work is complete on a historic Florida steam locomotive that also has national significance. Earlier this month, volunteers wrapped up the cosmetic restoration of city-owned Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 No. 1504, on display at the Prime F. Osborn […]

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