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May 7, 2024
Brightline Selects Siemens to Build Trainsets for Las Vegas High-Speed Operation
The contract will include a fleet of ten “American Pioneer 220” trainsets.
May 6, 2024
Pinsly Lives: Gulf & Atlantic Rebrands Itself With Iconic Short Line Name
Gulf & Atlantic purchased Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley Railroad, the last railroad owned by the iconic Pinsly Railroad Company, in 2023.
May 3, 2024
UP Tests First-of-its-Kind Hybrid Locomotives
Union Pacific unveiled the first of six hybrid battery-electric locomotives this week.
May 2, 2024
New Haven’s ‘Roger Williams’ Runs Again at Berkshire Scenic
One-third of the historic RDC train ran for the first time in 30 years.
May 1, 2024
Amtrak to Introduce Second Train Between St. Paul and Chicago
The state-sponsored “Borealis” will make its debut on May 21.
May 1, 2024
STB Releases Final ‘Reciprocal Switching’ Rule
New rules allowing shippers to request service from another railroad will go into effect later this year.
April 30, 2024
Hobo Railroad Gets New Name
New Hampshire’s Hobo Railroad is now called the Granite State Scenic.
April 29, 2024
Canadian Pacific 2816 Draws Big Crowds As Historic Tour Begins
After more than a decade out of the limelight, Canadian Pacific H1b 4-6-4 2816 put on a show during a fast-paced sprint across the Prairies.
April 26, 2024
CP 2816 Embarks on Tri-Nation Tour, Train Tracker Launched
Canadian Pacific H1b 4-6-4 2816 will depart Calgary on Friday morning bound for Medicine Hat, Alberta, and eventually Mexico City.
April 25, 2024
British Heritage Railway to Convert 2-10-0 to Oil to ‘Future Proof’ Operation
North Yorkshire Moors Railway hires U.S.-based FMW Solutions to convert the ‘Dame Vera Lynn’ from coal to oil.
