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Heritage Rail

Platform riding, open air cars still available on North American tourist lines
            NEWSWIRE
Jun 4, 2019·Heritage Railroads

Platform riding, open air cars still available on North American tourist lines NEWSWIRE

Rocky Mountaineer’s GoldLeaf class equipment displays an open platform at Jasper, Alberta, in August 2009. Steve Hobson You may no…

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Ask Trains: What is the meaning behind Union Pacific steam locomotive code numbers?
May 21, 2019·Preservation

Ask Trains: What is the meaning behind Union Pacific steam locomotive code numbers?

Question: What do the numbers and letters mean on the side of the cab of Union Pacific Challenger 4-6-6-4 No.…

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Diesel No. 4014 gets new number ahead of Big Boy debut
            NEWSWIRE
May 16, 2019·Preservation

Diesel No. 4014 gets new number ahead of Big Boy debut NEWSWIRE

The former UP No. 4014, an SD70M, departs Yermo, Calif., in April 2014 with Big Boy No. 4014 in tow.…

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Big Boy stubs its toe with derailment
            NEWSWIRE
May 16, 2019·Excursions

Big Boy stubs its toe with derailment NEWSWIRE

UP steam program manager Ed Dickens hammers home wood blocking to rerail No. 4014. The locomotive derailed Thursday afternoon in…

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Big Boy No. 4014’s first passenger train will be nine cars long
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 25, 2019·Excursions

Big Boy No. 4014’s first passenger train will be nine cars long NEWSWIRE

Big Boy No. 4014, shown in November 2013 when the engine was removed from the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, will…

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Florida’s Gold Coast Railroad Museum offers 20 pieces for sale in transition plan
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 12, 2019·Railroad Museums

Florida’s Gold Coast Railroad Museum offers 20 pieces for sale in transition plan NEWSWIRE

Among 20 pieces of rolling stock offered for sale at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum is Florida East Coast 4-6-2…

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Big Boy excursion ticket details: $3,000 for coach, $5,000 for dome 
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 12, 2019·Excursions

Big Boy excursion ticket details: $3,000 for coach, $5,000 for dome NEWSWIRE

Restored Big Boy No. 4014 will pull the first public excursion powered by a UP 4000-class ever on May 12.…

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Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T No. 108 is nearing completion 
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 2, 2019·Preservation

Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T No. 108 is nearing completion NEWSWIRE

Black Hills Central No. 108 comes together in July 2018. Trains: Jim Wrinn No. 108 in service at Weyerhaeuser in…

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Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 returned to Harrisburg station
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 28, 2019·Preservation

Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 returned to Harrisburg station NEWSWIRE

An Amtrak locomotive moves former Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 No. 4859 during a previous relocation at the Harrisburg, Pa., station. Dan…

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Michigan’s Steam Railroading Institute acquires two Amtrak Pacific Parlour Cars
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 21, 2019·Preservation

Michigan’s Steam Railroading Institute acquires two Amtrak Pacific Parlour Cars NEWSWIRE

Interested buyers examine a ‘Pacific Parlour Car’ at during a public inspection at Amtrak’s Beech Grove Heavy Maintenance Facility in…

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McCormack retires as Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation president
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 21, 2019·Railroad Museums

McCormack retires as Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation president NEWSWIRE

McCormack with Nickel Plate Road-painted PA1 No. 190 in 2014. Justin Franz PORTLAND, Ore. – Preservationist and steam locomotive engineer…

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UP releases schedule for 4014, 844 steam trips to Golden Spike anniversary
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 13, 2019·Excursions

UP releases schedule for 4014, 844 steam trips to Golden Spike anniversary NEWSWIRE

UP Big Boy No. 4014 at the Cheyenne, Wyo., round house on May 8, 2014. Five years to the day…

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