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February 5, 2024
Rain, Landslides Disrupt Amtrak Service in SoCal
Amtrak was canceling some ‘Pacific Surfliner’ runs due to the record-breaking deluge.
February 5, 2024
Reading & Northern See Increase in Freight, Passenger Traffic
Pennsylvania short line moved more than 37,000 carloads in 2023, up from 33,000 the year before.
February 2, 2024
CN Files Paperwork to Acquire Iowa Northern; Hopes to Complete Deal by Fall
Canadian National presented a timeline that would see Iowa Northern taken over by the Class I on or after August 25.
February 1, 2024
Metra to Permanently Allow Bikes on All Trains
Bikes have been allowed in the ADA seating area on Metra trains since 2005, but for most of that time they were restricted to non-rush period trains.
January 31, 2024
CPKC Announces Schedule For 2816 ‘Final Spike’ Tour
Canadian Pacific 2816 will kick off its tri-nation tour in Calgary on April 24 and arrive in Mexico City on June 4.
January 31, 2024
B&LE 643 Arrives at Age of Steam Roundhouse
The locomotive will be put on display along with the rest of the former Ohio Central steam fleet.
January 31, 2024
B&O Museum to Give Public Rare Access to Equipment
The “B&O Unlocked” series begins this month and will continue into December.
January 30, 2024
Russell Lloyd Butler, Railroader and Boxcar Artist, Dies at 80
Known for drawing the iconic, side profile of himself, Russell Lloyd Butler’s artwork continues to roll on tens of thousands of freight cars.
January 30, 2024
Work to Extend East Broad Top Trackage Continues
The East Broad Top Foundation hopes to restore trackage that hasn’t been used since 1956.
January 29, 2024
Reading FP7s Move to SMS Rail
In early January, a pair of historic Reading Company cab locomotives were moved from their long-time home at Steamtown National Historic Site bound for SMS Rail Lines in southern New Jersey.
