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July 7, 2020
Watco Purchases Rail Assets from Chemical Company
Short line company purchases Dow Inc. railroads in Louisiana, Texas and Alberta for $310 million.
July 6, 2020
D&SNG, Forest Service Butt Heads on Tree-Cutting Project
Railroad says it’s trying to reduce fire risk but the Forest Service says it did not receive permission to cut so many trees.
July 6, 2020
Quebec Announces Lac-Mégantic Bypass Construction to Begin Next Year
Seven years ago today, 47 people were killed and 30 buildings leveled when an oil train derailed and exploded in a small Quebec town.
July 3, 2020
With CMQ Acquisition, CP Says it Has “Advantage” Over Longtime Rival
A month after returning to Maine and Eastern Canada, Canadian Pacific is investing big in the former Central Maine & Quebec.
July 2, 2020
Colorado Museum Finishes Restoration of Rio Grande Southern 20
Narrow gauge 4-6-0 locomotive from legendary Colorado pike will make its public debut on Aug. 1.
July 1, 2020
D&SNG Employee (Literally) Brings Home Narrow Gauge RPO
Colorado man plans on restoring a Rio Grande narrow gauge Railway Post Office car built in the 1880s in his own backyard.
June 30, 2020
Last Milwaukee Road Engineer Pulls the Pin on Metra
Locomotive engineer John Appel retired Monday after 52 years of service on Milwaukee, Metra
June 29, 2020
Commuter Railroads Slowly Get Back to Normal in the Northeast
As life gets back to normal in the Northeast, commuter rail operators have started to increase their services for the first time in three months.
June 26, 2020
More Tourist Railroads Reopen as Restrictions Lift
While the coronavirus is continuing to spread in some parts of the country more tourist railroads and museums in the east are beginning to resume regular operations.
June 25, 2020
Canadian National 4-8-2 Being Restored in Alberta
This week, boiler work began on Canadian National 4-8-2 6060 at the Alberta Prairie Railway in Stettler.
