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March 31, 2021

Virginia Buys CSX Lines in Effort to Improve Passenger Service

State and federal officials gathered to celebrate a massive investment that will improve Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express services.

March 30, 2021

Sale includes approximately 900 miles of track in Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin, including the former Algoma Central Railroad.

March 30, 2021

West Chester Railroad Alco S2 3 has been donated to the Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority in Martinsburg, W.Va.

March 29, 2021

Former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 18 will be coming to Colebrookdale Railroad in Pennsylvania, joining other planned steam projects.

March 29, 2021

The executive director of one of the nation’s largest shipping groups said any Class I merger should be viewed with “healthy skepticism.”

March 26, 2021

Part of the Tennessee Central Railway shop where Nashville Steam’s NC&StL 576 is being restored was destroyed this week.

March 26, 2021

The board rejected the proposal on procedural grounds; Rio Grande Pacific said they are reviewing the decision.

March 25, 2021

The STB ruling that the transaction is “significant” could push CSX’s proposed takeover of Pan Am Railways into 2022.

March 25, 2021

The facility will be built along Union Pacific’s main line to the Pacific Northwest in Pocatello, Idaho.

March 24, 2021

The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust has awarded 22 grants to advance rail preservation efforts across the country.