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October 16, 2024

Effort Launched to Save Caltrain F40PH-2

Just weeks after they were retired from service, the Southern California Railway Museum is raising money to try and save a Caltrain F40PH-2.

October 15, 2024

The new “express” service is utilizing the former Montana Rail Link that BNSF reacquired earlier this year.

October 14, 2024

Hondo interchanges with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific along with 80,000 feet of industrial track for transloading and car storage.

October 11, 2024

Boston & Maine GP9 1741 nears completion in North Conway, while GP18 904 has been moved to the New Hampshire Northcoast.

October 10, 2024

Two versions of the CP Holiday Train will run across the northern tier of the system and the KCS Holiday Express will cover the south.

October 9, 2024

The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society announced on October 9 that it had acquired New York Central 4-8-2 3001.

October 8, 2024

The Maine Department of Transportation is presently seeking a new operator for the Rockland Branch after Midcoast Railservice pulled out.

October 7, 2024

The plan includes outright acquisition of some track on the Snow Hill line and operating state-owned trackage on the Massey and Federalsburg lines.

October 4, 2024

Kelly Lynch has become the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s first paid employee.

October 3, 2024

Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad has filed paperwork to acquire the historic 13-mile San Luis Central Railroad.