CASS, W.Va. – The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will not open its Durbin to Cass connection until after the fall season. Track crews have maintained, and at times, operated ahead of, a schedule on its track rehabilitation effort, however a 40-foot bridge is in need of replacement, and that project is being overseen by […]
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Cumbres & Toltec to move rotary plow next week NEWSWIRE
Rotary OY rests at Chama, N.M., in August 2018. The railroad expects to run the plow, and offer a limited number of tickets to the event, in early 2020. Jim Wrinn CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will be moving it 3-foot-gauge rotary snow plow from Chama, N.M. to Antonito, Colo. for […]
Western Maryland Scenic delays debut of C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, again NEWSWIRE
Safety valve lifts on Western Maryland Scenic’s C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as the restoration moves forward in October 2018. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. – The long-delayed debut of Western Maryland Scenic’s 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is delayed once more. Executive Director John Garner says that additional mechanical work is needed, but has not provided a new […]
Platform riding, open air cars still available on North American tourist lines NEWSWIRE
Rocky Mountaineer’s GoldLeaf class equipment displays an open platform at Jasper, Alberta, in August 2009. Steve Hobson You may no longer be allowed to experience platform riding and open vestibules on Amtrak routes, but these amenities still appear frequently on tourist railroads and other passenger trains across North America. Several tourist railroads in the U.S. […]
Doubleheader opener on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad NEWSWIRE
On May 25, 2019, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad opened its season with doubleheaders, departing from Chama, N.M., and Antonito, Colo. The 64-mile route goes through the scenic Toltec Gorge and climbs the 10,000-foot Cumbres Pass. It is one of the most beautiful scenic railroads in the United States as voted by the 2018 […]
Maine narrow gauge steam reunion set for early 2020 NEWSWIRE
Four Maine steam icons, including Monson No. 3, will be featured in an early 2020 event. Stephen Hussar ALNA, Me. — A grand reunion of two-foot gauge locomotives and rolling stock is set for two weekends in early 2020. This photographic event will take place on Jan. 18-19 and Feb. 8-9 at the Wiscasset Waterville […]
Cass camp car gets a second chance at life NEWSWIRE
Camp car No. 419 will have a new life at Cass Scenic Railroad in 2020. Durbin & Greenbrier Valley: John Smith CASS, W.Va. — Hidden away in a corner of the Cass paint shop, next to the main shop building, carpenter Mark Farnsworth is reconstructing the last Mower Lumber Co., wood camp car conveyed to […]
Trains, Grand Canyon Railway to run Consolidation No. 29 on October photo event NEWSWIRE
Grand Canyon 2-8-0 No. 29 will be featured in a Trains-sponsored event Oct. 26-27. Grand Canyon Railway: Eric Hadder WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Tickets go on sale Saturday for a Trains Magazine-sponsored event Oct. 26-27, 2019, at Grand Canyon Railway featuring 2-8-0 No. 29 in its final appearance before it goes into storage, the magazine and […]
Vancouver Island tourist railroad take a season off for locomotive repairs NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — The Alberni Pacific Railway, the tourism excursion service that gives visitors a taste of industrial railroading in the forests of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, won’t be operating this season because repairs are needed for both the steam and diesel locomotives it has been using. “The No. 7 Baldwin 2-8-2T steam locomotive is undergoing […]
Adirondack Scenic Railroad executive director resigns NEWSWIRE
An Adirondack Scenic locomotive and train. Alex Mayes UTICA, N.Y. — After slightly more than one year on the job, Jack Roberson has resigned as the executive director of the Adirondack Rail Preservation Society, which operates the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in upstate New York. Justin Gonyo, former general manager of the Saratoga & North Creek […]
Oregon Coast Scenic steps in to save locomotive, cars facing eviction from park NEWSWIRE
The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad has stepped in to help save this former logging locomotive and two cars on display in Garibaldi, Ore. Martin E. Hansen GARIBALDI, Ore. — The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad has answered a call for help to rescue a deteriorating steam locomotive and trainset on local display, averting the potential sale or […]
Hocking Valley Scenic set for first steam operations of 2019 NEWSWIRE
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway will run its first steam excursions of 2019 this weekend with 0-6-0 No. 3. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Hocking Valley Scenic Railway will run its first steam excursions of the season this weekend. The trips on the southeast Ohio tourist railroad will be May 18-19 behind Hocking Valley […]
