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Heritage Rail

News photo: NJ Transit’s newest heritage unit
Oct 6, 2024·Preservation

News photo: NJ Transit’s newest heritage unit

KEARNY, N.J. — NJ Transit has unveiled the newest member of its heritage locomotive fleet. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the…

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Cool train rides this holiday season
Oct 4, 2024·Heritage Railroads

Cool train rides this holiday season

There are cool train rides this holiday season from coast-to-coast, but plan ahead for the most popular events. The holiday…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Stephen Hook
Sep 30, 2024·Preservation

Young Guns in Preservation: Stephen Hook

Like the song once performed by Johnny Cash, Stephen Hook seems to have been everywhere, man. Starting his rail preservation…

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Restored Lehigh & New England varnish ready to roll
Sep 30, 2024·Preservation

Restored Lehigh & New England varnish ready to roll

DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — After a 10-month restoration, former Lehigh & New England office car No. 100 is ready to start…

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Wisconsin Great Northern owner sentenced to prison in tax case
Sep 25, 2024·Heritage Railroads

Wisconsin Great Northern owner sentenced to prison in tax case

MADISON, Wis. — The owner of the Wisconsin Great Northern, the heritage rail operation in Spooner, Wis., which gained significant…

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Jay Leno puts Union Pacific Big Boy and steam program in the spotlight
Sep 24, 2024·Excursions

Jay Leno puts Union Pacific Big Boy and steam program in the spotlight

Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, the railroad’s heritage fleet, and steam program boss Ed Dickens are featured in…

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Kansas Belle dinner train cars find temporary home at Abilene & Smoky Valley
Sep 17, 2024·Heritage Railroads

Kansas Belle dinner train cars find temporary home at Abilene & Smoky Valley

ABILENE, Kan. — Nearly five years after the last run out of Baldwin City, six passenger cars of Bruce Eveland’s…

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CSX rolls out Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis heritage locomotive
Sep 17, 2024·Preservation

CSX rolls out Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis heritage locomotive

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 19th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is No. 1851, a tribute to predecessor railroad Nashville,…

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News Photos: UP Big Boy 4014 circumnavigates Chicago
Sep 9, 2024·Excursions

News Photos: UP Big Boy 4014 circumnavigates Chicago

UP Big Boy 4014 LA GRANGE, Ill. — Having a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive pass through the Chicago area…

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News photos: UP Big Boy arrives in the Midwest
Sep 7, 2024·Excursions

News photos: UP Big Boy arrives in the Midwest

ROCHELLE, Ill. — The vast expanse of Union Pacific’s Ike Evans Global III terminal just west of Rochelle played host…

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Steamtown resumes traditional Railfest schedule
Sep 1, 2024·Railroad Museums

Steamtown resumes traditional Railfest schedule

SCRANTON, Pa. — The National Park Service’s Steamtown National Historic Site this weekend revived its traditional Labor Day Railfest event,…

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American Heritage Railways purchases Branson Scenic Railway
Aug 31, 2024·Heritage Railroads

American Heritage Railways purchases Branson Scenic Railway

BRANSON, Mo. — American Heritage Railways, owner of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and other properties, has acquired…

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