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March 15, 2024
Podcast Launched to Reckon With Preservation’s Challenges
The “Ahead of the Torch” podcast is hosted by Rob Davis, TJ Gaffney, and Kelly Lynch.
March 14, 2024
New Great Western 4-6-0 Nears Finish Line in United Kingdom
Great Western 6880 is one of a dozen “new-build” standard gauge steam locomotives currently being built in the UK.
March 13, 2024
Reading 2100 Passes Hydro Test
With a successful hydro test in the can, the American Steam Railroad Preservation Association turns its attention to designing and constructing an oil-burning system.
March 12, 2024
U.S. Sugar to Restore 4-6-2 to Florida East Coast Appearance for Photo Charter
Locomotive 148 will appear as it did in the 1940s for a two-day event in April.
March 12, 2024
Cuyahoga Valley Temporarily Suspends Operations
The Ohio tourist railroad said it will be closed for two months while it installs various safety appliances on equipment.
March 11, 2024
Metro-North releases tribute to Penn Central/MTA partnership
Metro-North’s latest heritage wrap pays tribute to the partnership between Penn Central and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that began in 1970.
March 11, 2024
Renewable Natural Gas Road Locomotives Being Built in Texas
The new locomotives, which borrow designs from the streamline era, could be in service during the second part of this decade.
March 8, 2024
Western New York & Pennsylvania suspends service between Jamestown and Saegertown
Western New York & Pennsylvania has discontinued service on the 70-mile segement between Jamestown and Saegertown.
March 8, 2024
NJ Transit to Construct New MOW Facility
The new facility in Clifton, N.J., will replace an obsolete and flood-prone one in Wood-Ridge.
March 7, 2024
WW&F Wraps Up Engine House Build
The three-stall engine house is based on the one that once stood in Wiscasset.
