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Minnesota Vikings take a steam train ride
Dec 13, 2024·Excursions

Minnesota Vikings take a steam train ride

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has led his team to a run at a playoff berth…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Tyler Chipman
Dec 9, 2024·Preservation

Young Guns in Preservation: Tyler Chipman

It’s not uncommon for a trainee to become a trainer in the world of rail preservation. Tyler Chipman has taken…

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Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to buy short line
Dec 5, 2024·Railroad Museums

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to buy short line

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, caretakers for Portland-owned steam locomotives Southern Pacific No. 4449 and Spokane, Portland…

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New preservation group buys Amtrak AEM7 No. 927
Dec 4, 2024·Preservation

New preservation group buys Amtrak AEM7 No. 927

A new preservation group, Northeast Rail Heritage, Inc., announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) that it has purchased former Amtrak AEM7 electric…

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Norfolk Southern debuts Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia heritage locomotive
Dec 3, 2024·Preservation

Norfolk Southern debuts Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia heritage locomotive

ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled its Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway heritage locomotive. The glossy blue unit, AC44C6M…

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Landmark Green River, Wyo., station faces costly preservation effort
Dec 2, 2024·Preservation

Landmark Green River, Wyo., station faces costly preservation effort

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — The former Union Pacific depot in Green River could cost up to $20 million to restore…

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Pere Marquette No. 1225 sidelined from North Pole Express excursions
Nov 30, 2024·Excursions

Pere Marquette No. 1225 sidelined from North Pole Express excursions

OWOSSO, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute’s Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 has been sidelined for the remainder of the…

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Construction begins on Manly Junction Railroad Museum
Nov 21, 2024·Railroad Museums

Construction begins on Manly Junction Railroad Museum

MANLY, Iowa — Construction has begun on the new Manly Junction Railroad Museum just north of the community of Manly.…

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CSX unveils final heritage locomotive
Nov 20, 2024·Preservation

CSX unveils final heritage locomotive

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 21st – and final – heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is ES44AH No. 1981, a…

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Remembering photographer, writer Louis Saillard
Nov 20, 2024·Preservation

Remembering photographer, writer Louis Saillard

Followers of railroading in the Deep South — especially in Louisiana and Mississippi — are mourning the loss of rail…

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Trade will help preserve two Conrail cabooses
Nov 16, 2024·Preservation

Trade will help preserve two Conrail cabooses

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The Conrail Historical Society has orchestrated a trade of two Conrail cabooses to ensure the preservation of…

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Pere Marquette No. 1225 stacking up miles in fall and winter operations
Nov 13, 2024·Excursions

Pere Marquette No. 1225 stacking up miles in fall and winter operations

OWOSSO, Mich. — The norm for most operating steam locomotives around this time is to call it a season and…

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