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April 7, 2022
NS Donates N&W Archive to Virginia Museum of History & Culture
The collection dates to the 1840s and includes thousands of photographs and glass plate negatives, as well as business records, annual reports, blueprints, plans, bridge drawings and more.
April 7, 2022
Historic New York Central Electrics to be moved to Connecticut
Nearly a decade after acquiring them, the Danbury Railway Museum plans on moving former New York Central S-1 and T-3a electrics to Connecticut in the coming weeks.
April 6, 2022
Popular Hudson River Rail Excursions Return for 2022
Last year, the first round of tickets for the Hudson River Rail Excursions sold out in just 60 seconds.
April 6, 2022
Report: New Funding Will Challenge Amtrak
Amtrak is slated to receive at least $22 billion from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act.
April 5, 2022
UPDATE: Reading 2102 to Run This Week
Reading & Northern has begun selling tickets for the new ‘Iron Horse Rambles’ excursions starting next month.
April 4, 2022
C&O Historical Society to Restore Business Car
Group plans to restore Chesapeake & Ohio ‘Chessie 29,’ which was used by railroad executives in the mid-20th century.
April 1, 2022
STB Rejects Mediation Request on Gulf Coast Dispute
The decision means that a hearing set for next week between CSX, Norfolk Southern and Amtrak will move forward as planned.
April 1, 2022
B&O Tower On The Move in Maryland
The historic tower will be preserved on a piece of city-owned land not far from where it was originally built.
March 31, 2022
Investigators: Cold Temps, Inadequate Brakes Led to Fatal B.C. Wreck
Three railroaders were killed in February 2019, when a Canadian Pacific grain train ran away on British Columbia’s Field Hill.
March 30, 2022
Jim Wrinn, Editor of Trains Magazine, Dies at 61
Jim Wrinn was a prolific author and photographer and champion of railway preservation who led Trains Magazine for 17 years.
