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August 16, 2023
More Official (and Unofficial) Heritage Units Debut on CSX
CSX is now up to five heritage units — six if you count a partially painted Chessie System GP40 that appeared last week.
August 15, 2023
BNSF Donates Hydrogen Test Locomotive To Oklahoma Museum
BNSF 1205 was North America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive, and now has a new home at Oklahoma Railway Museum.
August 14, 2023
Cumbres & Toltec Begins Restoration of Rio Grande K-37
Locomotive 492 would be the third Rio Grande K-37 to be restored in recent years.
August 11, 2023
Metro-North Releases Conrail Heritage Unit
Metro-North has released the second of five planned heritage units to celebrate the commuter agency’s 40th anniversary.
August 11, 2023
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Acquires Depot
The depot will become the home base for its excursions on the Indiana Northeastern.
August 11, 2023
Grand Canyon 4960 to Celebrate 100 Years This Weekend
The locomotive will be leading excursions to the south rim of the Grand Canyon on August 12 and 19.
August 10, 2023
Amtrak, Texas Central Explore Partnership on Dallas-Houston High-Speed Project
Texas Central has been working for a decade to bring 205 mph train service between two of the state’s largest cities.
August 9, 2023
Historic Lake Michigan Railroad Car Ferry to be Docked For Remainder of Season
The ‘SS Badger’ entered service in 1953 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; today it runs between Michigan and Wisconsin.
August 8, 2023
BNSF Completes Critical Idaho Bridge Project
After completing a new bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in 2022, BNSF began rebuilding the original Northern Pacific span built in 1904.
August 7, 2023
Group Restoring Reading 2100 to Says Locomotive Will Burn Oil
American Steam Railroad Preservation Association recently took delivery of locomotive 2100’s new boiler tubes.
