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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.
August 4, 2023
Historic NYC Passenger Cars Returning to Connecticut for Holiday Excursions
Hickory Creek observation car and Tavern-Lounge 43 will again be on loan to the Naugatuck Railroad from the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ.
August 3, 2023
Maine’s Midcoast Railservice to Begin Offering Excursions This Weekend
Midcoast Railservice will be operating its Budd RDC out of Rockland this weekend for the annual Lobster Festival.
August 2, 2023
Norfolk & Western 611 to Run on Buckingham Branch This Fall
Norfolk & Western 611 will run on five different weekends in October and November.
August 2, 2023
Mt. Rainier Scenic to Resume Operations This Fall
Steam excursions behind Polson Lumber 2-8-2 70 will be offered in September and October.
