Flour-by-Rail Project seeks funds to save, move Buffalo Creek S2
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fundraising is underway to return Buffalo Creek Railroad Alco S2 switcher No. 46 to Buffalo as the…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fundraising is underway to return Buffalo Creek Railroad Alco S2 switcher No. 46 to Buffalo as the…
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This story originally appeared in the May 2012 issue of Trains Magazine. Train wreck Two very similar passenger trains approach…
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CONCORD, N.H. — The state of New Hampshire is now reviewing bids for purchase of the Flying Yankee, the 1935…
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The Rail Diesel Car (RDC) was the Budd Co.’s answer to declining passenger traffic during the post war. The demonstrator…
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Amtrak Toledo services have seen changes consistent with the rest of the national network in its 50-year history. Throughout its…
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Q: Why were billboard reefer cars outlawed? I recently received my copy of Gerry Leone’s Model Railroader’s Handbook. It is certainly…
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Steam locomotives dropped their fires for last time in everyday use in China in mid-January with the end of operations…
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EMD may be the most famous locomotive manufacturer in the history of railroading. Despite that success, there are models in…
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Storing locomotives Changing traffic levels affect the amount of equipment in operation, from freight cars to locomotives. When events occur…
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DURANGO, Colo. – Last weekend’s coal-fired photographer’s snow-train special marked the end of an era as the Durango & Silverton…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Mount Emily Lumber No. 1, a three-truck Shay locomotive, has arrived at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center…
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