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July 3, 2026
Milwaukee Road Bicentennial Unit Restored
The locomotive was completed this week and is slated to make its public debut at Kansas City Union Station on July 5.
July 2, 2026
Freight Derailment Knocks Out South Shore Service
South Shore Line riders are having to take the bus between Hammond Gateway and East Chicago, Ind., after a freight train derailment on June 24 knocked out part of the catenary.
July 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Debuts ‘Spirit of 1776’ PCC
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum became the latest museum to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with the debut of a red, white and blue PCC car.
June 30, 2026
East Broad Top, Trolley Museum At Odds Over Rail Bikes
The EBT Foundation and the Rockhill Trolley Museum are at odds over the introduction of rail bike rides on the standard gauge track used by the streetcar museum that is owned by the narrow gauge railroad.
June 29, 2026
R&N Releases Second Semiquincentennial Unit
Reading & Northern Railroad released its second semiquincentennial locomotive in late June – GP38-2 2026.
June 26, 2026
Promontory NRHS Chapter Saves Rare MK50-3
A rare MK50-3 locomotive that spent more than a decade moving freight over Utah’s famed Soldier Summit has been saved by the Promontory Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
June 25, 2026
IRM Saves 50-Foot Railbox Boxcar
The Illinois Railway Museum has added a 50-foot Railbox boxcar to its collection.
June 24, 2026
N&W Business Train Cars Reunited
The Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Society has reunited its two passenger cars on the Hoosier Valley Railroad in Indiana.
June 23, 2026
Mt. Rainier Puts Polson 2-8-2 Back in Service
Washington’s Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad has completed a Federal Railroad Administration-mandated overhaul on Polson Lumber Co. 2-8-2 70.
June 22, 2026
Morristown & Erie Releases Semiquincentennial Unit
In a shower of sparks and shroud of smoke, New Jersey’s Morristown & Erie Railway unveiled its semiquincentennial locomotive on June 20.
