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January 3, 2022
Vermont Rail System Reverses Course, Favors CSX-Pan Am Deal
Vermont Rail System will get trackage rights in return for supporting CSX’s acquisition of Pan Am Railways.
January 3, 2022
URHS Moves into New Shop in New Jersey
The 6,600-square-foot building is the first indoor workspace United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey has ever had.
December 31, 2021
Railnews Review 2021: Mergers and Acquisitions Will Change the Map in the New Year
It’s the biggest story in railroading: For the first time in two decades, two Class I railroads are poised to merge in 2022.
December 30, 2021
Railnews Review 2021: Preserved Diesels Get Their Due
Steam locomotives always get the glory, but in 2021 many museums stepped up their efforts to preserve iconic diesels as well.
December 29, 2021
Railnews Review 2021: A Calm Year For Steam Foretells Busy Ones Ahead
This year was a quiet one for main line steam compared to years past, but 2021 may go down in history as the year the seed for some major preservation efforts was planted.
December 28, 2021
Railnews Review 2021: A 50th Year Marked by Highs and Lows For Amtrak
A year after the pandemic decimated ridership, Amtrak officials say America’s passenger railroad is on the road to recovery.
December 27, 2021
Railnews Review 2021: Mother Nature Pushes Railroads to the Limit
From wildfires in the west to flooding in the east, Mother Nature impacted railroading from coast to coast in 2021.
December 25, 2021
C&O 2716 to Visit New England Following Restoration
Kentucky Steam Heritage announced Saturday that 2716 will visit the Railroad Museum of New England for a months-long visit.
December 24, 2021
Ex-Long Island Alco C420 Goes to Arkansas & Missouri
While the ex-Long Island Alco is going to a new home, news about some other long-stored Dakota Southern units has been grim.
December 23, 2021
SEPTA Depot Added to National Register of Historic Places
The former Reading station in Lansdale, Pa. has been named to the National Register of Historic Places
