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March 17, 2022
Street Running Finale Leads to Daylight Detours on South Shore
South Shore’s trackwork in Michigan City, Ind., is resulting in some unique train movements in Chicagoland.
March 16, 2022
Canadian Pacific Issues Notice to Lock-Out Employees
The lock-out notice comes weeks after Teamsters Canada Rail Conference voted to go on strike against CP, however, it had yet to issue its notice.
March 16, 2022
Montana’s Izaak Walton Inn Listed For Sale
The former Great Northern hotel has long been a favorite destination for railroad enthusiasts.
March 16, 2022
Museum Preserving ‘Last Logging Railroad’ Tries to Stop Removal of Rails
Peninsular Railway & Lumberman’s Museum was established in 2017 to preserve and restore the former Simpson Railroad in western Washington.
March 15, 2022
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad President Resigns
Former President James Folk stepped down due to internal conflicts with the board; says ‘organization is doomed to fail’
March 15, 2022
Owners of NKP 765 Help Save Indiana Transportation Museum Equipment
The equipment, including a mix of historic locomotives and cars, was part of the now-shuttered Indiana Transportation Museum.
March 15, 2022
U.S. Sugar 148 to Lead Excursions in April
The Sugar Express will run steam-powered excursions on April 9 and 10 out of Clewiston, Florida.
March 14, 2022
Railroad Development Corporation Helps Refugees Escape Ukraine
RDC is running a daily train for refugees escaping the war in Ukraine, moving them from the Polish border to Hanover, Germany.
March 14, 2022
Lake State Railway Sold to Infrastructure Firm
The regional railroad runs on 375 miles track in eastern Michigan.
March 11, 2022
NJ Transit Line Closed After Windstorm
NJ Transit was running a modified schedule on its Morris & Essex Line and service on the Gladstone Branch was suspended until further notice.
