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July 9, 2025
N&W 611 to Return to Buckingham Branch This Fall
Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 will return to the Buckingham Branch Railroad this fall for a series of excursions.
July 9, 2025
‘Ike’ Locomotive Makes Debut at Abilene & Smoky Valley
A General Electric 44-tonner that once worked for the U.S. Army has been restored at Kansas’ Abilene & Smoky Valley.
July 8, 2025
Rio Grande Southern 20 to Visit Durango & Silverton
Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 is scheduled to travel to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in early 2026.
July 7, 2025
Historic Amtrak Locomotives Donated to Illinois Railway Museum
Dynamic Rail Preservation announced last week that it was donating two ex-Amtrak locomotives that it had saved to the Illinois Railway Museum.
July 3, 2025
New Finger Lakes Rail Experience Launches in Upstate New York
Finger Lakes Rail Experience is a new summer attraction operating on New York’s scenic Finger Lakes Railway using 1940s passenger cars.
July 3, 2025
Conway Scenic Repaints Maine Central GP38
New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad recently repainted its former Maine Central GP38 into its original owner’s iconic harvest gold and green livery.
July 2, 2025
First Phase of VIA Heritage Train Makes Debut
VHA is presently building an early 1980s-era long-distance train that they hope will be ready to celebrate VIA’s 50th anniversary in 2028.
July 1, 2025
Amtrak ‘Mardi Gras’ Service Begins August 18
Amtrak announced it was selling tickets for the train beginning July 1.
July 1, 2025
NRHS Awards $150,000 in Grants
National Railroad Historical Society announced in June that it had awarded $150,000 in grants to 31 organizations across the country.
June 30, 2025
CSX Donates Historic Documents to B&M, MEC Historical Societies
The Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society and Maine Central Railroad Historical Society recently received thousands of historic documents as donations from CSX Transportation.
