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October 1, 2020
Amtrak Cancels Winter Park Express for 2021 Season
Amtrak, Winter Park Resort agreed that there was no way to successfully run the train with social distancing.
September 30, 2020
Biden to Campaign By Rail in Ohio, Pennsylvania
Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better Train Tour” is running from Alliance, Ohio to Johnstown, Pa. on Wednesday.
September 29, 2020
Watco Expands in Illinois
The new Elwood Joliet & Southern will serve a recently-purchased industrial park in Crest Hill, Illinois.
September 28, 2020
Delaware-Lackawanna Paints Wabash ‘Heritage’ Unit
Delaware-Lackawanna C424 2409 was recently re-lettered “Wabash” in a nod to its heritage.
September 25, 2020
VIA Rail Extends Transcontinental Passenger Service Suspension
VIA Rail has not run the Canadian or the Ocean since March and previously hoped to resume service again on Nov. 1.
September 25, 2020
D&SNG to Resume Excursions Out of Durango
Colorado’s Durango & Silverton will be running trips to Cascade Canyon on weekends and select Fridays.
September 25, 2020
PHOTOS: West Chester Rolls Out MLWs For Tourist Service
Pennsylvania’s West Chester Railroad ended its summer season on Sept. 20 and will start running fall excursions this weekend.
September 24, 2020
Canadian Pacific Cancels 2020 Holiday Train
Canadian Pacific plans on making donations to food banks and hosting a virtual concert; vows to run the train again in 2021.
September 24, 2020
Feds Give Out Millions in Grant Funds From Maine to Colorado
Funds are going towards everything from upgrades on Pan Am Railways to a new bridge on the Durango & Silverton.
September 23, 2020
‘Founding Father’ of California State Railroad Museum Dies at 86
Denny Anspach was among the people who helped create the California State Railroad Museum in 1981.
