No. 261 pulls an excursion on the Twin Cities & Western in September 2018. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 will pull two trips for the Milwaukee Road Historical Association in June. The excursions are being operated by the Friends of the 261 in conjunction with MRHA’s annual convention being held this […]
Baltimore & Ohio Geeps help a pair of Mikados near Akron, Ohio, in the 1950s. Herbert H. Harwood Jr., collection of Maryland Rail Heritage Library, Baltimore Streetcar Museum WILMINGTON, Del. — The Hagley Museum & Library in Wilmington, Del., has has acquired the Herbert H. Harwood Jr. Railroad and Transportation Collection of photographic negatives. Comprising […]
Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce SMITHVILLE, Texas – A fire destroyed the building that housed a railroad museum and the Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Smithville on March 24 in a blaze that officials said was likely started by an arsonist. The museum displays included old timetables, photographs, uniforms, and tickets that had […]
The National Railway Historical Society has awarded $48,000 to nine recipients of its annual Heritage Grants Program. The recipients are nonproft organizations, including historical societies, museums, and an NRHS chapter. This year’s grants were awarded to the following recipients: $8,000 to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland, Ore., towards the refurbishment and installation at […]
Mid-Continent Railway Museum’s proximity to the swollen Baraboo River in March 2019. Mid-Continent Railway Museum The recent deadly flooding across the Midwest has caused scores of problems for railroads, and after some close calls, railroad museums and preservation operations across the nation’s heartland continue to monitor nearby waterways for signs of trouble. Trains “News Wire” […]
McCormack with Nickel Plate Road-painted PA1 No. 190 in 2014. Justin Franz PORTLAND, Ore. – Preservationist and steam locomotive engineer Doyle McCormack has stepped down as president of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation after 15 years. McCormack, best known as the engineer aboard Southern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 4449, will remain on the board of directors […]
Interested buyers examine a ‘Pacific Parlour Car’ at during a public inspection at Amtrak’s Beech Grove Heavy Maintenance Facility in December 2018. Bob Johnston OWOSSO, Mich. – Two Amtrak Pacific Parlour Cars will soon join Steam Railroading Institute’s passenger car fleet. The cars were built as Santa Fe Hi-level lounges by the Budd Co. in […]
CN No. 5080 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1914 and spent most of its career in Manitoba. CN donated the locomotive to Prince Albert in the 1960s. Aspen Crossing Cranes lift No. 5080 to begin its journey to its new home in Alberta. Aspen Crossing PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan — A Canadian National […]
EL PASO, Ill. — A Roman Catholic center dedicated to the memory of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen has added a capstone, of sorts, to its Illinois center … in the form of a caboose. Sheen was born in El Paso and lived in the Peoria, Ill.-area before receiving ordination as a priest and moving […]
BALTIMORE — CSX Transportation trains are moving again through Baltimore after a Friday afternoon derailment closed the railroad’s main line and damaged an electric substation for the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. The Baltimore Sun reports that CSX crews worked Friday and Saturday to repair a line that leads to the Howard Street tunnel in the city. The […]
ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western Class J locomotive No. 611 will travel to Pennsylvania’s Strasburg Rail Road for four weekends of events in September and October. The Virginia Museum of Transportation and Strasburg will combine for events including an opportunity to ride behind the restored N&W 4-8-4, opportunities to operate and fire the locomotive, […]
OGDEN, Utah — Ogden’s capital improvement plan for 2020-24 includes $1 million for Ogden Union Station, a project characterized as urgent by both the city council and administration. The renovation would include remodeled restrooms, furnace replacement, repairs to masonry and windows, lighting improvements, and asbestos remediation in an adjacent building, among other fixes, the Ogden […]
