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October 9, 2020
Cosmetic Restoration of UP Big Boy Nears Completion at Steamtown
Steamtown has been working on a cosmetic restoration of Union Pacific “Big Boy” 4012 since last year.
October 9, 2020
Quebec’s Orford Express Calls it Quits
Officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for ending the Orford Express after 14 years.
October 8, 2020
Amtrak CEO Says Additional Furloughs Coming if Congress Doesn’t Act
Amtrak officials say ridership is weaker than anticipated and that more cuts will have to be made if Congress doesn’t act.
October 8, 2020
Colebrookdale Railroad Opens for Fall Season
The Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pa. will be operating excursions this fall behind its ex-PRR GP10.
October 7, 2020
Historic Equipment Moved As End Nears for Historic Dundee Spur
Over the weekend, Operation Toy Train successfully moved 13 pieces of newly-acquired railroad equipment.
October 6, 2020
Amtrak Testing Next Generation Acela in New England
Amtrak’s new Avalia Liberty ran on the Northeast Corridor to Boston last week, its first trip that far north.
October 5, 2020
STB Proposes Changing Class I Revenue Threshold
Earlier this year, Montana Rail Link asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to change the rules on what it means to be a Class I railroad.
October 4, 2020
J. David Ingles, Former Editor of Trains Magazine, Dies at 79
Former Trains Magazine Editor J. David Ingles passed away on Sunday after a brief illness.
October 2, 2020
U.S. Sugar Kicks Off 90th Harvest Season Behind Steam
Recently restored 4-6-2 148 was fired up on Thursday to haul U.S. Sugar’s first sugarcane train of the 2020 season.
October 2, 2020
Rail Unions Rally as Amtrak Furloughs Arrive
Amtrak plans to layoff approximately 1,950 union employees and 100 management employees in the coming weeks.
