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March 24, 2023
Amtrak Eyes New York City to Scranton Service
A new study released by Amtrak this week found that a New York to Scranton train would move 470,000 passengers annually.
March 23, 2023
Nova Scotia Museum Gets Canadian National 0-6-0
Canadian National 7260 has emerged from three decades in storage to become a new display at the Middleton Railway Museum in Nova Scotia.
March 22, 2023
Coil Car Wheels Focus of NTSB NS Wreck Inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary information about its investigation into an NS wreck in Ohio on March 4.
March 21, 2023
F45 Could Be Restored to SPSF ‘Kodachrome’
Santa Fe 5989 is currently in Albia, Iowa, and could soon be repainted for Southern Pacific Santa Fe.
March 20, 2023
19 Preservation Grants Awarded by Emery Rail Heritage Trust
The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust awarded nineteen preservation grants to various organizations across the United States in 2023.
March 20, 2023
Historic Railroads Co-Star in New Tom Hanks Film
FMW Solutions teamed up with Potomac Eagle and others to recreate a 1970s-era commuter train for “A Man Called Otto.”
March 17, 2023
Canadian Pacific – Kansas City Southern to Merge April 14
The two railroads announced Friday that they would formally merge on April 14, the earliest the STB said they could.
March 17, 2023
BLET Members Ratify Berkshire & Eastern Implementing Agreement
The vote by 60 union members clears the way for Genesee & Wyoming to take over the former Boston & Maine west of Ayer, Mass.
March 16, 2023
Amtrak Eyes Expansion in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
Amtrak is partnering with the Southern Rail Commission to apply for federal funds to study an expansion of the Crescent from Mississippi to Louisana and Texas.
March 15, 2023
LIVE UPDATES: Regulators Approve CP-KCS Merger
On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board announced that it was approving the Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern.
