The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden hopes to cover more of its outside exhibits in 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn SACRAMENTO, Calif. and GOLDEN, Colo. – Two prominent western U.S. railroad museums made significant progress in 2018 and are moving ahead with ambitious plans for 2019. In Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum created an exhibit […]
Milwaukee Road “Buffeteria” 126 Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. – The Illinois Railway Museum has begun a fundraising campaign to transport a former Milwaukee Road “buffeteria” car from Chamberlain, S.D., to the museum grounds. The car, former Milwaukee Road No. 126, was built in 1948 by the Milwaukee Shops as a standard 48-seat diner. In […]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis No. 576 makes its way along Park Plaza during Sunday’s move from Centennial Park. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn The locomotive’s tender follows close behind as No. 576 travels on Charlotte Avenue. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Utility crews moved ahead of the locomotive, raising power lines to provide clearance. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to pay for the installation of a turntable at its museum and locomotive home in Portland. The 102-foot-long turntable itself is an historic artifact, having been manufactured in 1924 by American Bridge Co., likely in Coos Bay, Ore., where it had a […]
Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]
Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]
No. 32A is westbound at Cleveland Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., with Chicago-Minneapolis train No. 55 on Sept. 25, 1966. Steve Glischinski collection MINNEAPOLIS – The nonprofit Friends of the 261 has reached an agreement with Watco Cos. and the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad to acquire former Milwaukee Road E9 No. 32A. The fully operable […]
C&O caboose No. 903572 in active service on the Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier at Rainelle, W.Va., in May 1986. J.R. Kean photo, C&OHS collection CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – The non-profit Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has taken delivery of its latest piece of full-size historic railroad equipment. Through a generous and much appreciated donation by […]
RAVENNA, Ky. — Even before Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. members get an operational locomotive on site, they’re looking to make some steam. Specifically, the group expects to use a newly donated stationery boiler to pre-heat water in former Chesapeake & Ohio Kanawha 2-8-4 No. 2716 after they restore it in the group’s former CSX Transportation […]
9010 receives its “new” used truck repatriated from France. Pictured, from left, are Rich Alexander, SP 9010 Lead Machinist Bill Stimmerman and Dennis Mann, all PLA volunteers. Robert Zenk Volunteer Rob Fern and SP 9010 Restoration Crew Chief Howard P. Wise look over some of their work. Robert Zenk The once and future 9010 looked […]
Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in the shop last September at Ridgeley, W.Va. Trains: Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Executive Director John Garner in a video update posted Wednesday said the railroad’s restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is proceeding at a pace now that the line will […]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway No. 576 is seen here minutes after it was moved out of its shed Wednesday morning, Jan. 9. Ralcon Wagner NASHVILLE — After months of anticipation, railroad historians and steam preservationists watched as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 4-8-4 No. 576 was carefully moved onto a temporary track […]
