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October 27, 2022
Signalmen Reject Labor Agreement, Setting Stage For Possible Strike
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen became the second union to reject a contract its leadership negotiated with the Class Is earlier this fall.
October 26, 2022
Donated Union Pacific Equipment to Head East in November
Union Pacific steam locomotives 3985 and 5511 will depart Cheyenne, Wyo., on November 11, bound for Silvis, Ill.
October 26, 2022
Twenty Years After Death, Ted Rose’s Final Works Go On Display
Ted Rose was perhaps the preeminent American railroad painter of the 20th Century. His final works will go on display next month.
October 25, 2022
Passenger Association Asks For Investigation Into Disastrous ‘Wolverine’ Run
The six-hour trip from Pontiac, Michigan, to Chicago, turned into a 19-hour disaster on October 7 with some passengers getting off the train part-way.
October 24, 2022
Struggling Nebraska Museum Sells UP Centennial
The Nebraska Railroad Museum has been in a legal battle with Nebraska City over land donated to the non-profit by BNSF.
October 21, 2022
VIA Rail Adds ‘Buffers’ to Protect Stainless Steel Cars in Case of Wreck
Last week, the ‘Canadian’ began running with an unoccupied sleeper car on the rear of the train, behind the observation car.
October 20, 2022
Class Is Reject Contract Proposal from Maintenance of Way Union
Earlier this month, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division members rejected a new contract that was negotiated by leadership.
October 19, 2022
David Fink, Former President of Guilford Rail System, Dies at 86
Fink was a fourth-generation railroader who would eventually team up with Timothy Mellon to form Guilford.
October 18, 2022
Stan Kistler, Noted Western Rail Photographer, Dies at 91
Kistler authored two books about the Santa Fe and his images have been preserved by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art.
October 18, 2022
UTA Puts Erie Lackawanna ‘Comet’ Cars on the Market
At least 18 of the agency’s 25 former Erie Lackawanna commuter cars were being sold this month at auction.
