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Heritage Rail

Connecticut heritage railway acquires Frisco 2-8-2
Nov 4, 2023·Heritage Railroads

Connecticut heritage railway acquires Frisco 2-8-2

ESSEX, Conn. — The Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, a heritage railroad operated by the Valley Railroad Co. on a…

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Union Pacific plans major Big Boy tour in 2024
Nov 2, 2023·Excursions

Union Pacific plans major Big Boy tour in 2024

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will send Big Boy No. 4014 on a “Four Corners” tour of its system in…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Nick Ozorak
Nov 1, 2023·Preservation

Young Guns in Preservation: Nick Ozorak

Everyone has a story worth sharing. Nick Ozorak uses that as a guiding philosophy for his digital media and marketing…

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Reading T-1 No. 2100 will debut in Freedom Train paint scheme, restoration group says
Nov 1, 2023·Preservation

Reading T-1 No. 2100 will debut in Freedom Train paint scheme, restoration group says

CLEVELAND — The group restoring Reading Co. T-1 4-8-4 No. 2100 has announced the locomotive will wear an American Freedom…

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Must-See Big Steam for the 2023 Holiday Season
Oct 19, 2023·Excursions

Must-See Big Steam for the 2023 Holiday Season

There’s something magical about watching big steam engines run while the snow flies. Although most of these large locomotives are…

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B&O Railroad Museum schedules move of American Freedom Train locomotive
Oct 19, 2023·Preservation

B&O Railroad Museum schedules move of American Freedom Train locomotive

BALTIMORE — The B&O Railroad Museum has announced plans to begin cosmetic restoration of Reading Co. 4-8-4 No. 2101 —…

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Santa Fe No. 3415 headed for rebuild after conclusion of operating season
Oct 13, 2023·Preservation

Santa Fe No. 3415 headed for rebuild after conclusion of operating season

ABILENE, Kan. — Santa Fe 4-6-2 No. 3415 took one last bow on Oct. 7. The locomotive wrapped up its…

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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania houses magnificent, haunted artifacts
Oct 13, 2023·Railroad Museums

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania houses magnificent, haunted artifacts

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s world class interpretation of railroading offers one of the most significant…

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EBT No. 16 rolls onto newly reopened track
Oct 10, 2023·Railroad Museums

EBT No. 16 rolls onto newly reopened track

Part one of a two-part update on the East Broad Top Railroad ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. — For the first time…

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News photo: NJ Transit’s latest heritage locomotive
Oct 9, 2023·Preservation

News photo: NJ Transit’s latest heritage locomotive

NJ Transit has unveiled its latest heritage unit, painted for the Erie Railroad, one of its commuter-rail predecessors. The commuter…

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Santa Fe No. 2926’s mainline homecoming to Albuquerque’s New Mexico Railroad Days
Oct 4, 2023·Excursions

Santa Fe No. 2926’s mainline homecoming to Albuquerque’s New Mexico Railroad Days

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “At 9:01 a.m. on Sept. 30, I opened the switch to the main line and No. 2926…

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Canadian National donates ‘Draper Taper’ unit to museum
Oct 1, 2023·Preservation

Canadian National donates ‘Draper Taper’ unit to museum

EDMONTON — Canadian National has donated a former British Columbia Railway C40-8M locomotive — a wide-cab locomotive featuring the “Draper…

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