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April 30, 2020
Nashville Steam Restoration Gets Major Financial Boost
While pandemic has slowed restoration, Nashville Steam continues to work on getting NC&StL 576 back on the main line.
April 29, 2020
UP Big Boy Will Not Run in 2020
UP cancels steam excursions in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic but vows the locomotive will return to the main line next year.
April 29, 2020
Iconic Virginian Route Briefly Reactivated to Store Cars
A short stretch of the former Virginian in West Virginia briefly saw train service earlier this month for the first time since 2015.
April 28, 2020
Last of its Kind: Rare GE Runs Final Miles in Pennsylvania
A rare General Electric locomotive is likely entering the twilight of its career on the Pennsylvania Northeastern.
April 27, 2020
Amtrak Tests New Siemens Passenger Equipment on Northeast Corridor
Siemens is building 137 new passenger cars for Amtrak service in the Midwest and California
April 24, 2020
Freight Traffic Continues to Tumble Amid Economic Woes
Union Pacific announced that it would be cutting executive pay by 25 percent and forcing all non-union employees to take four weeks of unpaid leave this summer
April 23, 2020
New Amtrak CEO Says Railroad Has ‘Foundation’ for Recovery
Despite plummeting ridership and revenue amid the pandemic, William J. Flynn says steps taken by predecessor will help Amtrak moving forward.
April 22, 2020
End of the Line for Canadian ‘Cowl’ Units?
Canadian National recently put 19 of its unique General Electric C40-8M locomotives up for sale, including eight former BC Rail units.
April 21, 2020
A Rock Island Revival: Mississippi Short Line Resurrects Image of ‘The Rock’
A Mississippi short line has revived the name and image of a long-lost Class One railroad
April 20, 2020
A Sweet Surprise: U.S. Sugar 4-6-2 Steams Again in Florida
Locomotive 148 moved under its own power this weekend for the first time in more than four decades following an extensive restoration at U.S. Sugar.
