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October 15, 2021
Investigators: Train Did Not Cause Deadly B.C. Wildfire
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says there is no evidence that a passing CN or CP freight train caused the blaze that destroyed a village and killed at least two people.
October 14, 2021
CN, Watco Encourage STB To Approve Wisconsin Central Sale Before Winter
The sale of the former Wisconsin Central lines has been delayed after some shippers initially objected to the transaction.
October 14, 2021
NTSB Says PTC Was Disabled Before St. Paul Collision
An investigation into a three-way wreck found that the Canadian Pacific train had issues with Positive Train Control and was advised to proceed without it.
October 13, 2021
After Successful Outing, RGS 20 Returns to Colorado Railroad Museum
Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 will be running in November on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s Polar Express.
October 12, 2021
Filmmaker Wes Anderson Helps Redesign Luxury Rail Car
American filmmaker Wes Anderson applied the symmetrical and angular aesthetic from his movies to a private rail car.
October 11, 2021
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Goes Virtual Again in 2021
While Canadian Pacific will once again not be running its popular Holiday Train, the railroad will still be making donations to food banks across the U.S and Canada.
October 11, 2021
Operation Toy Train Back on Track for 2021
The train will run for the first time in two years in New Jersey and New York this December.
October 8, 2021
Guinness to Open Chicago Brewpub in Former PRR Freight Terminal
The brewery will be located in a former Pennsylvania Railroad freight terminal in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
October 7, 2021
Pioneer Lines Introduces New Paint Scheme
Pioneer Lines, previously Pioneer Railcorp, has introduced a bold new paint scheme with yellow, gray and black.
October 6, 2021
Santa Fe SD45-2 5704 to be Restored as Bicentennial Unit by BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway will donate a restored and repainted Santa Fe Bicentennial unit to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris.
