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November 9, 2022
SMS ‘Woodstown Central’ Trips a Success
New Jersey’s SMS Rail recently took over the former Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Salem Branch.
November 8, 2022
Amtrak, SunRail Cancel Service Ahead of Storm
Tropical Storm Nicole was expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday as the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in November in four decades.
November 8, 2022
Winterail 2023 Scheduled for March 18
Winterail is one of the oldest and longest-running railroad photography events in the country.
November 7, 2022
Strasburg 475 Back In Service After Collision
The Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 looked a little worse for wear but was running again following its collision with an excavator last week.
November 7, 2022
Machinists Approve New Tentative Agreement
More than a month after rejecting the first deal, 52 percent of union members voted in favor of the new contract.
November 7, 2022
Fresh Paint for New Hope GP9
The former Canadian Pacific GP9 was sold to the Pennsylvania tourist road in 2015 and recently got a fresh coat of paint.
November 4, 2022
Wabtec Celebrates 10 Years in Fort Worth
Wabtec opened a 1 million square foot locomotive building facility in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2012.
November 3, 2022
Strasburg Begins Repairs to N&W 475 Following Collision
Locomotive 475’s smokebox door was being repaired and the Federal Railroad Administration opened an investigation into this week’s accident at the Strasburg.
November 3, 2022
Illinois Railway Museum Acquires ex-Chicago & North Western SD50
The locomotive was purchased from its most recent owner, National Railway Equipment Co., and still wears C&NW paint.
November 2, 2022
Strasburg 475 Damaged in Collision With Excavator
The collision damaged the locomotive’s smokebox and was caught on a Virtual Railfan webcam.
