Preservation in 2024: Locomotive projects — steam and diesel — predominate
Our 2023 rail preservation review illustrated a focus on new and renovated museum facilities. In 2024, focus shifted to activities…
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Our 2023 rail preservation review illustrated a focus on new and renovated museum facilities. In 2024, focus shifted to activities…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — Fourteen rail projects in Kansas will receive $13 million in funding from the state Department of Transportation’s…
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WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic remains up as the year winds down. Figures for the week ending Dec. 14…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada State Railroad Museum has acquired a 1907 Virginia & Truckee Passenger car from the…
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For many of us today, Amtrak has been the only inter-city passenger railroad. While the six Class I railroads can…
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WASHINGTON — GoRail, an advocacy group linking the rail industry with local leaders and the public in support of freight…
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Operation Toy Train, the annual series of train trips to collect toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation,…
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Sometimes successful photography depends on cultivating an eye for detail. There are train chasing days where the action seems almost…
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High-horsepower, six-axle road locomotives are generally regarded to be units making between 3,800 to 4,400 hp. Over the last four…
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WASHINGTON — The first day of automated operation on DC Metrorail’s Red Line went well, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit…
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — To honor fallen veterans during the holidays, a number of companies regularly partner with Wreaths Across…
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WASHINGTON — Automated train service returns today (Sunday, Dec. 15) on one DC Metrorail line, the first time in 15…
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