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October 9, 2023
U.S. Sugar Announces Busy Steam Schedule for 2023-2024
The Sugar Express, aka: U.S. Sugar 148, will be running on multiple excursions this winter.
October 6, 2023
Preservation Efforts Honored at HeritageRail Alliance Conference
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America’s acquisition of the Silvis Shops got the top honor during the group’s annual conference in Montreal.
October 5, 2023
Alberta Museum Gets C40-8M ‘Draper Taper’
The former BC Rail locomotive was donated by Canadian National to the Alberta Railway Museum.
October 4, 2023
Kentucky Steam Wins $1.9 Million Grant
The $1.9 million grant from Kentucky will help fund both the restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 and the development of “The Yard”
October 4, 2023
Amtrak Watchdog: New Acela Build Plagued by Delays and Defects
Amtrak’s new Acela Avelia Liberty is three years behind schedule and a new report from the railroad’s inspector general places much of the blame on Alstom.
October 3, 2023
Railroad Museum of New England Launches Effort to Restore 2-6-2
Locomotive 103 last ran in 1975 on Connecticut’s Valley Railroad.
October 3, 2023
Center for Railroad Photography & Art Receives $1 Million Donation From Hill Estate
Ronald C. Hill, a masterful photographer who spent decades capturing dramatic images of railroading in the North American west, died on January 23. He was 85 years old.
October 2, 2023
New Positive Train Control System Tested Aboard CP 2816
The new Positive Train Control system recently installed on the 4-6-4 Hudson allows the locomotive to operate on a PTC-equipped main line without the aid of a diesel helper.
September 29, 2023
Texas Town Hopes to Revive Railroad Museum
The Wichita Falls Railroad Museum has been closed since 2020 but recently got a new lease at the behest of community members hoping to reopen.
September 28, 2023
Feds Announce $1.4 Billion For Rail Projects From Coast to Coast
Short lines and main line railroads stand to benefit for more than $1 billion in grants as part of the FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.
