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May 20, 2022
Builders Selected for Uinta Basin Railway
Three different builders — AECOM, Skanska-Clyde, and Obayashi — were hired by Rio Grande Pacific to design and build an 85-mile railroad in Utah.
May 19, 2022
Louisville & Indiana Buys Southern Indiana Assets
Southern Indiana Railway traced its history to the 1905 expansion of the Louisville & Northern Electric Traction Company. It last ran in 2020.
May 18, 2022
Durango & Silverton Temporarily Suspends Operations Due to Fire Danger
As part of a settlement with the federal government, the iconic narrow gauge railroad agreed to not operate during high fire danger.
May 17, 2022
Robert Earl Bryant, Buckingham Branch Founder, Dies at 87
Bryant founded Buckingham Branch in 1988 when he purchased a 16-mile branch off CSX Transportation’s James River Subdivision.
May 16, 2022
UPDATE: BNSF to Revise ‘Hi-Viz’ Attendance Policy
BNSF Railway changes its controversial attendance policy after being criticized by unions, railroaders.
May 16, 2022
MUNI Heritage Day Returns June 4
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Market Street Railway team up to bring out rarely seen, historic streetcars and cable cars in San Francisco.
May 13, 2022
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America Launches Fundraiser for Restorations
The non-profit plans to restore two legendary Union Pacific locomotives, 4-6-6-4 3985 and 2-10-2 5511
May 13, 2022
Pennsylvania’s ‘The Station Inn’ Sold
The Station Inn in Cresson, Pa., long a popular railfan destination, has been sold to the Lang family.
May 12, 2022
North Shore Railroad Adds New Branch
North Shore Railroad took over a section of former Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in Snyder County this month.
May 11, 2022
End of an Era: China’s Last Steam Railroad Closes
The Sandaoling Coal Mine Railway operated its last steam-powered coal train on April 25 and began ripping up the track last week.
