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June 6, 2021
Kentucky Steam to Hold Open House this Weekend
The group restoring Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 2716 will be opening its doors on June 12 so the public can see what progress has been made.
June 4, 2021
Amtrak Comes Out Against CSX’s Acquisition of Pan Am Railways
President Bill Flynn called CSX’s plan to buy Pan Am “a significant threat to the American traveling public”
June 4, 2021
New Acela Trains Will Not Debut Until 2022
The Washington Post reported Thursday that Amtrak had to make changes to the new trains so they could run on the Northeast Corridor.
June 4, 2021
Michigan’s Adrian & Blissfield is Being Sold
In a letter to employees, Adrian & Blissfield’s CEO says he is selling the railroad to a company called Transportation Holdings, LLC.
June 3, 2021
Amtrak to Restore Traditional Dining on Western Long-Distance Trains
Dining car service will be offered initially as an “exclusive” perk for those on six different long-distance trains starting June 23.
June 3, 2021
Amtrak to Resume Twice Daily Missouri River Runner Service
The train between Kansas City and St. Louis had been cutback to one round trip per day at the start of the pandemic.
June 2, 2021
Canadian Pacific Refuses to Give Up on Kansas City Southern
On Tuesday, CP filed more than 130 letters with the STB from stakeholders urging the agency to reject a CN-KCS deal.
June 1, 2021
Richard Samuels, Founder of Oregon Pacific, Dies at 77
Samuels purchased the Portland Traction Co. in 1991 and would run it as the Oregon Pacific Railroad for 30 years.
May 28, 2021
California’s Fillmore & Western to Suspend Operations in June
The California tourist operator dubbed “Hollywood’s Railroad” has been sold although the new owners plan to resume excursion service in the fall.
May 28, 2021
Amtrak Report Details Plan to Dramatically Expand Service
Two months after Amtrak released a national map of what it wants its network to look like in 2035, the railroad released a plan of how to get it.
