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CSX Donates $5 Million For B&O Museum Development

June 20, 2023

CSX Donates $5 Million For B&O Museum Development

The donation will fund the construction of the CSX Bicentennial Garden amphitheater and multi-use plaza.


Railroad History Goes Up For Sale at Montana’s Izaak Walton Inn

June 19, 2023

Railroad History Goes Up For Sale at Montana’s Izaak Walton Inn

Ahead of a major remodel, the new owners of the Izaak Walton Inn put hundreds of items up for sale over the weekend.


New York Central Historical Society Launches Fundraiser to Save Rare Electrics

June 16, 2023

New York Central Historical Society Launches Fundraiser to Save Rare Electrics

The historical society offering matching donations to help move two rare NYC electrics to the Danbury Railway Museum.


Caltrain Operates First Electric Trains

June 15, 2023

Caltrain Operates First Electric Trains

Caltrain expects main line tests of electric trains before the end of the summer.


Thomas Garver, Curator and O. Winston Link Associate, Dies at 89

June 14, 2023

Thomas Garver, Curator and O. Winston Link Associate, Dies at 89

Garver worked with legendary photographer O. Winston Link in the 1950s and was later the organizing curator of the museum in Roanoke.


Restoration of C&O 2716 Steams on in Kentucky

June 14, 2023

Restoration of C&O 2716 Steams on in Kentucky

President of Kentucky Steam says work continues on the Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 and that it will burn oil once it is restored.


San Francisco Marks 150 Years of Cable Cars With Months-Long Celebration

June 13, 2023

San Francisco Marks 150 Years of Cable Cars With Months-Long Celebration

The city will kick off its six-month-long celebration of the cable car system on Tuesday.


Pennsylvania Short Line Paints SW1200RS for America’s 250th

June 12, 2023

Pennsylvania Short Line Paints SW1200RS for America’s 250th

Pennsylvania & Southern Railway SW1200RS 16 might be the first locomotive to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.


VIA Rail Alter Service in Quebec Due to Wildfires

June 9, 2023

VIA Rail Alter Service in Quebec Due to Wildfires

Trains on the Montreal-Senneterre route were not expected to operate on part of the route due to dozens of wildfires impacting the area.


NS Becomes First Class I to Offer Paid Sick Leave to All Craft Employees

June 8, 2023

NS Becomes First Class I to Offer Paid Sick Leave to All Craft Employees

This week, NS secured a deal with SMART-TD officials representing yardmasters that provides up to seven paid sick days annually.