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November 12, 2020

CN to Release Veterans Tribute Units

A month after they first appeared, Canadian National officials are still mum about the heritage unit program.

November 11, 2020

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is giving the Museum of the American Railroad a roof off one of its FPA4 locomotives for a Santa Fe PA.

November 10, 2020

Reading Company 2102 passed its hydro test earlier this year and crews are working five days a week to get the locomotive back under steam.

November 9, 2020

CSX confirms it is looking at Pan Am Railways; Norfolk Southern filed an objection with the STB on Nov. 6.

November 9, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has had a long relationship with Amtrak and observers say that could be beneficial for the passenger railroad.

November 7, 2020

The railroad makes $100,000 donation to two local charities; second tribute unit due out before the end of the year.

November 5, 2020

Cimarron Valley, Washington Eastern, Texas & Eastern, Southwestern and Oregon Eastern railroads were taken over on Nov. 1.

November 5, 2020

U.S. railroads also originated 1,169,874 containers and trailers in October 2020, up 10.0 percent from the same month in 2019.

November 4, 2020

The switcher was donated to Hazle Township in 2016 and put on a display track earlier this fall.

November 3, 2020

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Uinta Basin Railway late last week.