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April 22, 2022
Feds Propose Making it Easier for Shippers to Ask for Emergency Service
Amid a growing service crisis, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board is proposing to make it easier for shippers to ask for emergency service.
April 22, 2022
Union Pacific Postpones ‘Big Boy’ 4014’s Summer Tour
Union Pacific said it was making the decision to postpone the trip so that it could focus on “supply chain congestion”
April 22, 2022
Brits Paint Steam Locomotive Purple For Queen Elizabeth
Severn Valley Railway 4-6-2 34027, the “Taw Valley,” was recently painted purple and given the number 70 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.
April 21, 2022
Rail Execs, State Officials Talk Passenger Service on in Louisiana
On Wednesday, state and railroad officials boarded Kansas City Southern’s business train to look at the 80-mile route between New Orleans and the state capital.
April 21, 2022
While Rare Electrics Prepare For Move, Future Grim for Nearby Diesels
The Danbury Railway Museum said it wanted to save a U25B that is stored with the two NYC electrics it owns but that it would be cost-prohibitive.
April 20, 2022
BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Lake Superior Railroad Museum announced on April 12 that it will become the new home of rebuilt SD9 BNSF 1550.
April 19, 2022
Throwback: Black River & Western Restores 2-8-0 to 1970s Appearance
Black River & Western has painted 2-8-0 60 into the scheme it wore in tourist service fifty years ago.
April 18, 2022
Federal Judge Overturns Transportation Mask Mandate
Amtrak announced late Monday that while masks would no longer be required onboard trains, they would be “welcome and remain an important preventative measure against COVID-19.”
April 18, 2022
Edaville Railroad Up For Sale
The announcement comes just days before the amusement park railroad in Massachusetts celebrates its 75th anniversary.
April 15, 2022
Amtrak Unveils Phase VII Livery
ALC-42 309 is the first to wear the new scheme and is heading east to Chicago before running on Sunday’s Capitol Limited to Washington D.C.
