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Heritage Rail

Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap
            NEWSWIRE
Jul 6, 2015·Heritage Railroads

Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap NEWSWIRE

No. 487, painted as No. 483 for the railroad’s 40th anniversary in 2010. The 483 was the only operating locomotive…

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VIDEO: Norfolk & Western 611 steam test: All systems go
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 1, 2015·Preservation

VIDEO: Norfolk & Western 611 steam test: All systems go NEWSWIRE

Steam crew members help with the Tuesday test while a GP30 in the Spencer museum’s collection sits nearby. Ben Earp…

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UPDATE: Norfolk & Western No. 611 gaining steam
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 31, 2015·Preservation

UPDATE: Norfolk & Western No. 611 gaining steam NEWSWIRE

A close-up view of No. 611 during a steam test this morning. N.C. Transportation Museum N&W No. 611 without streamlined…

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NS unveils Southern heritage SD40
            NEWSWIRE
Feb 27, 2015·Preservation

NS unveils Southern heritage SD40 NEWSWIRE

No. 3170 rests outside the paint shop at Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, Tenn., prior to its return to service. Norfolk…

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Iowa Pacific purchases Illinois Central E units from CN
            NEWSWIRE
Oct 24, 2014·Preservation

Iowa Pacific purchases Illinois Central E units from CN NEWSWIRE

Nos. 100 and 101 running around an excursion train in Wisconsin in December 2012. Steve Glischinski CHICAGO – Iowa Pacific…

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First Southern Pacific SD45 gets makeover at Utah museum
            NEWSWIRE
Oct 2, 2014·Preservation

First Southern Pacific SD45 gets makeover at Utah museum NEWSWIRE

FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell…

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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Northern Pacific 4-6-0 may return to steam this year            NEWSWIRE
May 5, 2014·Preservation

Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Northern Pacific 4-6-0 may return to steam this year NEWSWIRE

TOPPENISH, Wash. – Northern Pacific Railway steam fans have much to celebrate this year as the restoration of 4-6-0 No.…

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Railroad Museum of New England acquires three new cars
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 8, 2014·Preservation

Railroad Museum of New England acquires three new cars NEWSWIRE

Rutland No. 260 Howard Pincus THOMASTON, Conn. — The Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston has added three cars to…

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Cosmetic restoration completed on Wabash E8 No. 1009
            NEWSWIRE
Mar 4, 2014·Preservation

Cosmetic restoration completed on Wabash E8 No. 1009 NEWSWIRE

No. 1009 Norfolk Southern CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Norfolk Southern has completed the cosmetic restoration of the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s…

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South African steam locomotives scrapped following damage by thieves
            NEWSWIRE
Sep 28, 2010·Preservation

South African steam locomotives scrapped following damage by thieves NEWSWIRE

Guards armed with shotguns keep scrap thieves at bay while locomotives are cut-up at an outdoor railroad museum near Johannesburg,…

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Sloan Cornell, steam tourist railroad pioneer, dies
            NEWSWIRE
Apr 26, 2010·Preservation

Sloan Cornell, steam tourist railroad pioneer, dies NEWSWIRE

INDIANA, Pa. — Sloan Cornell, one of the pioneers of the steam tourist railroad industry, died on April 20 at…

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Iowa Interstate’s Rock Island ‘Heritage Unit’ emerges
            NEWSWIRE
Jan 18, 2010·Preservation

Iowa Interstate’s Rock Island ‘Heritage Unit’ emerges NEWSWIRE

This Rock Island paint scheme served as the prototype for Iowa Interstate’s new ‘Heritage’ locomotive (pictured above). Electro-Motive Mid-America Car…

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