DURANGO, Colo. — A federal judge in Colorado has recommended the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking costs associated with a 2018 wildfire be thrown out. In July 2019, attorneys for the federal government filed a lawsuit demanding the narrow gauge railroad pay $25 million to compensate the U.S. […]
Siegfried and Peter Buerling, a father and son team, have been involved with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad since the start. Courtesy of Peter Buerling PENINSULA, Ohio — Family traditions always mean something special, particularly in railroad preservation. It’s really something special when a son can continue the legacy of his father. Consequently, when what […]
Soo Line FP7 2500A pulls a train on the North Shore Scenic Railroad at Palmers, Minn., on Sept. 6, 2019. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — The Lake Superior Railroad Museum marked 30 years of operation of its North Shore Scenic Railroad at its volunteer appreciation dinner in November. NSSR operates 27 miles of former Duluth, […]
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — An Adirondack Scenic Railroad representative claims a New York State agency “seriously misled” the railroad when the agency sought a comment for its recent announcement about the state’s plan to tear out 34 miles of track to create a rail trail. The plan from the New York State Department of Environmental […]
The borough of Jim Thorpe, Pa., has dropped its lawsuit over taxes and is in talks to bring the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad back to town, a TV station reports. Scott A. Hartley JIM THORPE, Pa. — The borough of Jim Thorpe and its school district have dropped their lawsuit against the Reading & Northern […]
SEATTLE — The Port of Chehalis in southwestern Washington state plans to sell to the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum a 10.2-mile line the tourist-rail operation is already using. The port’s three commissioners unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the sale at an Oct. 24 meeting. The museum submitted the only bid for what is known as […]
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — As expected, New York state has restarted its plan to remove 34 miles of tracks between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid, to create a rail trail and other recreational facilities. Existing tracks south of Tupper Lake would be rehabilitated to support continuing rail operations, according to the plan. A news release […]
Denver & Rio Grande No. 168 returns to Antonito, Colo., after its celebratory run to Lava Tank. Thomas Scalf Engineer Max Casias, C&TS President John Bush, Fireman Carlos Llamas, and Director of Special Projects Stathi Pappas toast to the success of No. 168’s restoration. Thomas Scalf ANTONITO, Colo. — After four years of restoration work […]
The Washington Park & Zoo Railway, shown in June 2017, could gain national historic status. The half-mile, 2.5-foot gauge railroad features a 5/8 scale replica of GM’s Aerotrain. Scott A. Hartley PORTLAND, Ore. — A zoo railroad in Oregon could soon be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On Oct. 18, the State […]
A Reading & Northern locomotive awaits action at the Reading (Pa.) Outer Station in October 2018. The railroad’s new Santa Train schedule includes 10 days of operations from the station, as well as trains at four other sites. Scott A. Hartley PORT CLINTON, Pa. — Reading & Northern has announced new plans for Santa Train […]
A Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway train prepares to leave the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station in downtown Jim Thorpe, Pa., on Oct. 24, 2018. The Lehigh Gorge Scenic has announced it will shut down in November. Scott A. Hartley PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway announced it would cease operations […]
WW&F No. 9 crosses the bridge that opened Monday. WW&F: C.S. Rhine ALNA, Me. — Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway steam locomotive No. 9 crossed the Trout Creek bridge on Monday afternoon, its first trip across the current bridge, and its first trip to this location since late May 1933. More than 100 volunteers spent […]
