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Ohio’s Ashland Railway
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Age of Steam Roundhouse
The biggest roundhouse built in the U.S. since the 1950s holds a treasure trove of steam power […]
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 […]
Trains Magazine launches ‘Steam the Stripe’ campaign
WAUKESHA, Wis. — For only the second time in the 81-year history of Trains Magazine, the publication, website, and special events brand will sponsor a year-long fund-raising partnership with a non-profit to advance a landmark project in American railway preservation. The 2021-2022 Trains Magazine Preservation Partner is the Nashville Steam Preservation Society, home of the […]
East Broad Top Chief Mechanical Officer Dave Domitrovich discusses his job
East Broad Top Chief Mechanical Officer Dave Domitrovich found himself in limbo when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. Just three weeks from completing a three-month Amtrak locomotive engineers’ training school in Wilmington, Del., the pandemic suddenly shut down the program in March 2020. He’d been notching 98-to-100 scores on tests. He’d just left […]
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. […]
Colorado Railroad Museum to have three locomotives under steam May 15-16
GOLDEN, Colo. — For the first time in its 62-year history, the Colorado Railroad Museum will have three coal-fired narrow-gauge locomotives under steam and operating for two days in May. This first-ever-of-its-kind event will offer fans of Colorado history an exciting opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of a time when steam locomotives […]
Kansas City Southern: Where to see it while you still can
KANSAS CITY — With the recent announcement that Canadian Pacific is acquiring Kansas City Southern, railfans will no doubt be heading to the KCS to capture the last days of the smallest of the Class I railroads. But where should you go to catch the action on such a vast system? Here’s a few highlights, […]
Pacific Locomotive Association, Niles Canyon Railway set photo charter to benefit restoration of SP No. 1744
SUNOL, Calif. — The Pacific Locomotive Association and the Niles Canyon Railway will host a railfan photographers’ special on Saturday, May 1, featuring Columbia River Belt Line No. 7, the 2-4-4-2 known as the Skookum. The event, to benefit the restoration of recently acquired Southern Pacific M-6 locomotive No. 1744, will feature the Skookum pulling […]
Digest: California, Illinois rail museums reopen
California State Railroad Museum reopens The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento has reopened after being closed for most of the last year, with new measures in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. KCRA-TV reports the museum is allowed to reopen at 25% of its usual capacity, meaning attendance is currently capped at 125. And […]
