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June 16, 2025
‘Flying Yankee’ Number Plate Returned to New England
The stainless steel plate will be reunited with the three-car train that is currently being restored in New Hampshire.
June 14, 2025
New Mexico Heritage Rail Secures Main Line Access For Santa Fe 2926
New Mexico Heritage Rail recently announced that Santa Fe 2926 will be able to operate on 40 miles of state-owned track.
June 13, 2025
Metro-North Releases Seventh Heritage Unit in Tribute to MTA
Metro-North GE P32AC-DM 203 was painted in the silver and blue livery first worn by EMD FL9s operated by Conrail in 1979.
June 13, 2025
Maine’s Cumberland & Knox Seeks New Traffic on Rockland Branch
Maine’s newest short line began operations on May 31, becoming the eighth operator of the scenic Rockland Branch in the past 40 years.
June 12, 2025
Museum Preserving ‘Last Logging’ Road Offering Excursions
The Peninsular Railway & Lumbermen’s Museum, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of America’s last logging railroad, has started offering diesel-powered excursions in western Washington.
June 11, 2025
Andy Byford Tapped to Lead Penn Station Redevelopment
Longtime transit executive Andy Byford has been selected to advise Amtrak on the redevelopment of New York’s Penn Station.
June 10, 2025
B&O Museum Launches Campus Remodel
The B&O Railroad Museum has launched an effort to rebuild its South Car Works building and turn it into a new entrance for the museum.
June 9, 2025
Chesapeake & Ohio 614 Moved to Strasburg for Restoration
Chesapeake & Ohio J3a Class 4-8-4 614 was moved from its long-time home in Virginia to the Strasburg Rail Road.
June 9, 2025
Amtrak Says ‘Heartland Flyer’ at Risk if Texas Doesn’t Pay
Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, which runs between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, will suspend operations no later than October 1 unless the State of Texas pays for its portion of the service.
June 6, 2025
Canadian National 2-8-0 Restoration Forges Ahead
Earlier this week, the locomotive was operated with compressed air to test the boiler and other systems.
