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April 20, 2021
Reading & Northern Offers RDC Excursions in 2021
The Reading & Northern’s RDCs will be out on the main line dozens of times between May and November.
April 19, 2021
Monon’s First Diesel to be Restored to Operation
Monon DS-50 had its cab destroyed in December 2018 when it was being moved from the ill-fated Indiana Transportation Museum.
April 16, 2021
Amtrak Officials Say Colorado’s Front Range Ready for Rail
The 215-mile Pueblo to Cheyenne route was part of a map of new routes Amtrak released last month.
April 15, 2021
Iowa Interstate Asks FRA for More Time to Run Steam Locomotive
Locomotive 6988 is due for its 15-year overhaul but the Iowa Interstate is asking for an extension so that it can run this fall.
April 14, 2021
Shippers Ask STB to Review Sale of Former Wisconsin Central Routes
In a surprise move, a group of shippers is asking the STB to classify the deal between Canadian National and Watco as “significant.”
April 14, 2021
San Luis & Rio Grande Put Up For Sale Amid Iowa Pacific Bankruptcy
Midwest & Bluegrass Rail has put forth a stalking horse bid of $7.5 million for the Colorado short line.
April 13, 2021
VIA Rail to Resume Weekly Canadian Service in May
Cross-country rail service was suspended last spring due to the pandemic.
April 13, 2021
NS, CSX Asks STB to Dismiss Amtrak’s Effort to Force Deal on Gulf Coast
In March, Amtrak asked the STB to force CSX and Norfolk Southern to permit the operation of two daily passenger trains east of New Orleans.
April 12, 2021
Western Maryland Scenic to Open in May
Officials say that Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 will not run until mid-summer when they “satisfied that it is 100 percent ready.”
April 9, 2021
Iowa Pacific Deal Leaves Group on the Hook For Repairs, Moving Costs
Historical society says it’s looking to sell two F-units after equipment leased to Iowa Pacific was vandalized and strewn about the country.
