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July 15, 2026
NRHS Awards $187,000 in Preservation Grants
The NRHS recently awarded $187,000 in grants to 34 railroad preservation organizations across the United States.
July 14, 2026
Steam Returns to Summit of Mt. Washington
Earlier this summer, New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Cog Railway completed a rebuild of 0-2-2-0 No. 9, and after a series of test runs in early July, it entered regular service on July 10.
July 13, 2026
Steamtown 2-6-0 Acquired by New York Museum
Norwood & St. Lawrence 2-6-0 210 has been acquired by the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum in Madrid, N.Y.
July 9, 2026
Wilmington & Western Joins Semiquincentennial Celebration
Wilmington & Western SW-1 1776 is perhaps the oldest diesel to wear an “America 250” livery.
July 8, 2026
Combined UP, NS Looks to Divest From Terminal Railroads
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would try to sell some of their ownership stakes in the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, Kansas City Terminal Railway and TTX Company if their merger is approved.
July 7, 2026
Colebrookdale Railroad Acquires Historic 1909 Pullman Car
The Colebrookdale Railroad in Pennsylvania has acquired a historic Pullman car built in 1909 that, since the 1960s, has been part of a restaurant in New Jersey.
July 6, 2026
Mt. Rainier Scenic Bridge Catches Fire
A bridge on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad caught fire on June 28. It was the second time in just over a year that one of the railroad’s bridges had caught fire.
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.
