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Feds Announces $1.4 Billion For Rail Projects From Coast to Coast

September 28, 2023

Feds Announces $1.4 Billion For Rail Projects From Coast to Coast

Short lines and main line railroads stand to benefit for more than $1 billion in grants as part of the FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.


Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Acquires Heisler

September 27, 2023

Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Acquires Heisler

West Virginia railroad says it hopes to eventually restore the two-truck Heisler locomotive.


Museum Teams Up With Actor Michael Gross to Kick-Start FP45 Restoration

September 26, 2023

Museum Teams Up With Actor Michael Gross to Kick-Start FP45 Restoration

The Great Plains Transportation Museum wants to raise $193,000 for mechanical repairs and cosmetic restoration of Santa Fe FP45 93.


Cosmetically Restored U34CH Makes Debut in New Jersey

September 25, 2023

Cosmetically Restored U34CH Makes Debut in New Jersey

United Railroad Historical Society now begins operational restoration of Erie Lackawanna U34CH 3372.


Brightline Launches High-Speed Service to Orlando

September 22, 2023

Brightline Launches High-Speed Service to Orlando

Trains on the new route — the first intercity passenger line built in the U.S. in more than a century — will reach 125 miles per hour.


STB Approves Cincinnati Southern Sale to NS, But Voters Still Need to Have Say

September 21, 2023

STB Approves Cincinnati Southern Sale to NS, But Voters Still Need to Have Say

Cincinnati voters will have the final say in whether or not Norfolk Southern can buy the 338-mile Cincinnati Southern.


Heritage Weekend Offers Chance to Ride Rare Streetcars in San Francisco

September 20, 2023

Heritage Weekend Offers Chance to Ride Rare Streetcars in San Francisco

The annual event hosted by MUNI and the non-profit Market Street Railway will take place this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Santa Fe 2926 to Headline ‘New Mexico Railroad Days’

September 19, 2023

Santa Fe 2926 to Headline ‘New Mexico Railroad Days’

The trip to the Albuquerque Rail Yards will mark the Santa Fe 4-8-4’s biggest journey since its restoration in 2021.


Delaware & Ulster Hopes to Resume Operations Next Year

September 18, 2023

Delaware & Ulster Hopes to Resume Operations Next Year

The New York tourist railroad located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains has been closed since 2019.


Reading FP7s Bound For South Jersey

September 15, 2023

Reading FP7s Bound For South Jersey

A pair of historic Reading Company cab locomotives have found a new home at SMS Rail Lines and will run on the Woodstown Central Railroad tourist operation