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April 17, 2019
Clinchfield 800 to lead C&O 2716 Move in July
Clinchfield 800, a streamlined EMD F7 diesel built in 1948, has been assigned by CSX to lead Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 to its new home in Ravenna, Kentucky, at the end of July.
April 15, 2019
CSX, RJ Corman to Transport Historic Locomotive through Central Kentucky
Thanks to cooperation from CSX and RJ Corman, Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 will be making a triumphant journey to Ravenna, Ky., July 26 through 28.
March 7, 2019
Former Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman Dies
Former Amtrak CEO Joseph H. Boardman died while on vacation with family on March 7 after complications from a stroke days before.
February 26, 2019
Emery Rail Heritage Trust Awards $500,00 for Railway Preservation in 2019
The Emery Rail Heritage Trust awarded twenty-nine grants were totaling $500,000 for railway preservation projects across the country.
February 26, 2019
Wabtec GE Transportation employees on strike at Erie plant
Workers of UE Local 506 and 618 went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (Wabtec) broke down late Monday.
January 21, 2019
No Cheyenne Frontier Days Train in 2019
The Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train will no longer operate in 2019 and beyond. This will not affect Union Pacific’s own schedule of special excursion trains operated for the public.
January 21, 2019
No Deal for CSX Florida Panhandle Line
The deal to sell 373 miles of CSX track to RailUSA’s Florida Gulf & Atlantic has fallen through, according to officials.
December 13, 2018
Nashville Steam Locomotive Move Planned for January
The Nashville Steam Preservation Society announced today that steam locomotive No. 576 will be moved back to live rails on January 13, 2019, the first step towards restoration to operation.
December 3, 2018
Union Pacific Takes Part in Bush Funeral Procession
Union Pacific Railroad will take an honored role in the funeral procession for President George H.W. Bush, who died on November 30 at age 94.
November 14, 2018
Watco Launches Ithaca Central on Former Lehigh Valley Route
According to a November 8 filing with the Surface Transportation Board, Watco will operate 49 miles of Norfolk Southern’s Ithaca Secondary between Sudbury, Pa., and Lansing, N.Y., as the Ithaca Central Railroad.
