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February 15, 2022
Maine 2-Footer to Return to Edaville for 75th Anniversary Celebration
Monson 3 will run on Massachusetts’ Edaville Railroad in April for the first time in 25 years.
February 14, 2022
Pere Marquette 1225 to Get Major Wheel, Running Gear Overhaul
FMW Solutions has been hired by Steam Railroading Institute to conduct the first major running gear work on the locomotive since the 1950s.
February 11, 2022
Metro-North Leader Named Interim President of Long Island
Catherine Rinaldi has been president of Metro-North since 2018 and will replace Phillip Eng.
February 11, 2022
Canadian Pacific Employees to Vote on Strike
In a press release, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced that issues with wages, benefits and pensions were at the core of the dispute.
February 11, 2022
City Council Backs Roaring Camp Railroads Over Controversial Abandonment Plan
Although the city has no authority over the county, which owns the rail line, it was seen as a symbolic gesture to support the tourist railroad.
February 10, 2022
Restoration of Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 Launched in West Virginia
Buffalo Creek & Gauley 4 last ran at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2001.
February 10, 2022
Last SF30C Saved By Arizona State Railroad Museum
Minnesota Commercial’s rare SF30C locomotive is bound for Arizona where it will eventually be housed at a newly-built museum
February 9, 2022
Amtrak’s ALC-42 Debut Mired By Technical Troubles
On the day the first two ALC-42 locomotives entered regular service, Amtrak announced that it would be purchasing 50 additional Siemens Chargers.
February 9, 2022
CSX Asks Shippers For Support Ahead of Hearing on Gulf Coast Passenger Service
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is holding a public hearing next week on Amtrak’s proposal to restore passenger service east of New Orleans.
February 8, 2022
Amtrak’s New ALC-42s to Enter Service Today
A pair of new Siemens Mobility ALC-42 locomotives are expected to depart Chicago Union Station on the point of the ‘Empire Builder’ this afternoon.
