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June 2, 2023
‘Night on the Naug’ to Raise Funds to Repair Vandalism
Night photo session featuring SW-1 will raise money to repair Maine Central Russell plow.
June 1, 2023
CPKC Says Steam Locomotive 2816 to Run ‘This Summer’
The railroad previously said that Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 2816 would run from Canada to Mexico once the merger with Kansas City Southern was complete.
May 31, 2023
Kansas Museum Seeking Donations After Being Hit By Vandals
Three teens allegedly did $10,000 worth of damage to the Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, Kan., on May 20.
May 30, 2023
Northern Ohio Trolley Season Kicks Off For Summer
Shaker Heights 12, a center-door car built in 1914, will be running twice a month at Northern Ohio Railway Museum until September.
May 26, 2023
Unions Secure Sick Days, More Time Off For Engineers at Class Is
Engineers at NS, and BNSF secure sick leave, while UP offers train crews a new work-rest schedule.
May 25, 2023
Mine Served by Beech Mountain Railroad to Close
The closure could spell the end for the 10-mile-long short line in West Virginia.
May 24, 2023
Famous ‘Trolley Graveyard’ Sold to Scrapper
Nearly 60 streetcars from Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston have been stored in the woods near Windber, Pa., since the early 1990s.
May 23, 2023
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to Restore Southern 2-8-0
Southern Railway 722 was used by the railroad in the early 1970s as part of its steam program, before being replaced by larger locomotives.
May 22, 2023
Metra Files Suit Against STB Over CPKC Merger
Chicago’s commuter agency becomes the latest entity to take the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to task for approving the CP-KCS merger.
May 19, 2023
Historic Alco PA Arrives in Scranton Following Cross-Country Journey
The locomotive was expected to be moved onto the Steamtown National Historic Site on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m.
