Meet Dirt the Cat: Nevada Northern Railway’s rail cat
Dirt the Cat One of the world’s most famous cats is a railroader. Dirt, his fur coat stained by a…
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Dirt the Cat One of the world’s most famous cats is a railroader. Dirt, his fur coat stained by a…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 took one final ride on UP’s turntable at Cheyenne on Tuesday, as…
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Railway Museum, which had faced relocation, will be able to remain at the city’s Union…
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SHIRLEYSBURG, Pa. — A new generation of facilities is planned for next summer at East Broad Top Railroad’s time-honored Colgate…
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What was your first byline in Trains? I had a news photo of brand-new Southern Railway GE U30Cs in the April…
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STEILACOOM, Wash. — Efforts to save Steilacoom’s 1914 Northern Pacific depot, which remains largely intact though closed since 1972, are…
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WASHINGTON — Five classic railroad stations will be featured on a series of postage stamps issued in 2023 by the…
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Hot Water Gingerbread Muffins Classic Trains Editor Brian Schmidt loaned me some old railroad cookbooks recently, and the recipe for…
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I never met David “Dave” A. Fink, but I felt his presence for a while in the late 1990s. The…
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ANDOVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts organization is seeking applicants for the 2023 edition of its grant programs,…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific has announced plans for its “Heritage Donation Special,” moving two steam locomotives, its Centennial diesel,…
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Soldiers transfer from a Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis troop train to trucks at the Army’s Camp Forrest near Tullahoma,…
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