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January 13, 2021

N&W Business Car Bound For New Home

Former Norfolk & Western business car 300 has been stored in a warehouse for three decades but is now on its way to a new home.

January 12, 2021

A federal judge has ruled that the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees will have to sort out their differences through traditional channels.

January 11, 2021

Reading & Northern 4-8-4 2102 was steamed for the first time in nearly three decades on Sunday.

January 8, 2021

Patriot Rail first announced in October that it was going to buy the Utah short line.

January 7, 2021

U.S. railroads originated 1,101,324 carloads in December 2020, down 3.7 percent, or 42,666 carloads, from December 2019.

January 6, 2021

New DMUs bound for Costa Rica will allow the country to modernize its commuter equipment in and around the capital of San Jose.

January 5, 2021

New York’s Catskill Mountain Railroad recently renewed its lease on a former New York Central branch.

January 4, 2021

Colorado Pacific officials say they object to a proposal for Union Pacific to lease the iconic mountain railroad to Rio Grande Pacific.

December 31, 2020

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s 2-6-6-2 was fired up on New Year’s Eve following a multi-year restoration.

December 31, 2020

Rio Grande Pacific announced it had entered into an agreement with Union Pacific to lease the iconic mountain railroad.