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January 29, 2025
Fort Wayne Acquires Rare Pullman Car
Kitchi Gammi Club was built in 1923 and used on some of the Nickel Plate Road’s finest trains.
January 28, 2025
Steamtown Gets New Superintendent
Jeremy M. Komasz has been selected as the new superintendent of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa.
January 27, 2025
Hudson River Rail Excursions Announces ‘Farewell (For Now)’ Excursions
The United Railroad Historical Society of NJ has been forced to suspend its popular Hudson River Rail Excursions due to Amtrak’s East River Tunnel Rehabilitation.
January 24, 2025
Naugatuck Acquires Ex-Santa Fe Cars
The Naugatuck Railroad in Connecticut has purchased three former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe hi-level passenger cars.
January 24, 2025
Nickel Plate 2-8-2 to be Sold at Auction
The locomotive will be sold by Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. to cover unpaid storage fees from the locomotive’s owner.
January 23, 2025
Vermont Rail System Seeks to Reopen Mountain Division
Vermont Rail System is looking to reopen the west end of the famed Maine Central Mountain Division between St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Whitefish, N.H.
January 22, 2025
Pennsy T1 Build at Halfway Mark
Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust is building a brand new 4-4-4-4 steam locomotive.
January 21, 2025
Nevada Northern Railroad Buys ‘Doodlebug’ Rail Car
The Nevada Northern Railroad was able to acquire a doodlebug previously owned by the Colebrookdale Railroad.
January 20, 2025
Strasburg Joins K4 Restoration Effort
The Strasburg Rail Road’s mechanical department has joined the effort to restore Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive 1361.
January 18, 2025
Reading 2100 Could Be Test Fired in Two Months
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association says work is quickly progressing to get the 4-8-4 running.
