Pere Marquette No. 1225’s 2025 Operating Season: Shaky Start; Strong Finish
OWOSSO, Mich. — The 2025 season for Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 was nothing short of eventful. The Berkshire-type locomotive,…
Read moreOWOSSO, Mich. — The 2025 season for Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 was nothing short of eventful. The Berkshire-type locomotive,…
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PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern has announced its 2026 schedule of mainline excursions to Jim Thorpe, Pa.,…
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GALESBURG, Ill. — The National Railroad Hall of Fame has selected the contractor to build its visitor center and expects…
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The Lancaster & Chester Railway Company’s origins date back to 1873 when the Cheraw & Chester was chartered to build…
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. — The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has granted the Genesee County Parks & Recreation Commission $1.3 million…
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READING, Pa. — A clear, crisp Pennsylvania winter day greeted passengers and enthusiasts for the Reading & Northern’s winter Iron…
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ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – More than $10 million has been invested to date in rescuing and restoring the narrow gauge…
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Boston & Maine Railroad’s 72-mile White Mountain Branch from the state capital of Concord north to Lincoln served paper mills…
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England may have invented the railroad, but the United States invented the mountain-climbing cog railroad. The first such successful cog—a…
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Located just steps from Portland’s historic Old Port district, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum offers rides aboard equipment…
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BALTIMORE — The Washington — a 1949 Pullman-Standard observation-tavern car — has been cosmetically restored inside and out by the…
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