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December 15, 2020

Cumbres & Toltec to Convert Coal-Burning Locomotive to Oil

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic officials say the locomotive will enable them to continue running trains when the danger for wildfire is high.

December 15, 2020

Police officers began issuing tickets to BNSF Railway crews who left their train on a crossing for more than 10 minutes.

December 14, 2020

The group is optimistic that they will be able to cosmetically — and maybe even operationally — restore the Union Pacific locomotive.

December 13, 2020

Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 315 is expected to stay on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic until at least 2025.

December 11, 2020

Analyst says recent Association of American Railroads traffic numbers tell differing stories about the economic recovery.

December 10, 2020

Whitewater Valley Railroad is restoring one of only four Lima-Hamilton switchers preserved in the U.S.

December 9, 2020

The historic New York Central car will be one of two observation cars on next year’s Autumn Colors Express in West Virginia.

December 9, 2020

U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 148 will be running in Florida this weekend delivering gifts to the Toys for Tots program.

December 8, 2020

Amtrak officials say 1.5 miles of new electrified main line will improve a bottleneck between Ragan and Yard interlockings.

December 7, 2020

The Vermont Rail System holiday train will be on display in Bellows Falls, Chester before heading to Rutland on Wednesday.