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Preservation

Butte to restore Northern Pacific No. 25
Aug 19, 2025

Butte to restore Northern Pacific No. 25

BUTTE, Mont. – Turn off Harrison Ave. into the parking lot of the Butte Civic Center and there between the…

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Great Plains museum’s Santa Fe FP45 heads for cosmetic restoration
Aug 18, 2025

Great Plains museum’s Santa Fe FP45 heads for cosmetic restoration

WICHITA, Kan. — Santa Fe FP45 No. 93, donated to the Great Plains Transportation Museum by BNSF in 1999, is…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Kendall Osier
Aug 6, 2025

Young Guns in Preservation: Kendall Osier

Like his father, the Midwest Central Railroad became a siren for Kendall Osier, who now serves multiple mechanical and operating…

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Louisiana organization facing relocation of steam locomotive, other historic equipment
Aug 5, 2025

Louisiana organization facing relocation of steam locomotive, other historic equipment

JEFFERSON, La. — The Louisiana Steam Train Association, owner and operator of Southern Pacific 2-8-2 No. 745, must relocate from…

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Pullman car ‘Glen Ayr’ donated for display at Pullman National Park (corrected)
Jul 25, 2025

Pullman car ‘Glen Ayr’ donated for display at Pullman National Park (corrected)

CHICAGO — The owner of the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway has donated a 1928 Pullman car to the Historic…

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Grant from Norfolk Southern boosts efforts for Norfolk & Western No. 611
Jul 23, 2025

Grant from Norfolk Southern boosts efforts for Norfolk & Western No. 611

ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Virginia Museum of Transportation as part of…

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Steam titan Ross Rowland dies at 85
Jul 20, 2025

Steam titan Ross Rowland dies at 85

SACKETS HARBOR N.Y. — As he approached his final days in recent weeks, Ross E. Rowland could look back secure…

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Oregon museum receives TriMet light rail vehicle
Jul 18, 2025

Oregon museum receives TriMet light rail vehicle

BROOKS, Ore. — The Oregon Electric Railway Museum has added one of the first MAX light rail vehicles to its…

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Former Baltimore & Ohio business car donated to Western Maryland Scenic
Jul 10, 2025

Former Baltimore & Ohio business car donated to Western Maryland Scenic

CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad has made a notable addition to its excursion fleet with the generous…

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Former CN business car joins C&O No. 614 in restoration efforts
Jul 8, 2025

Former CN business car joins C&O No. 614 in restoration efforts

STRASBURG, Pa. — RJD America LLC made early Fourth of July headlines with its recent acquisition of business car Pacific…

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Restoration of Rio Grande Southern caboose to complement Ten-Wheeler’s planned visit to Durango & Silverton
Jul 7, 2025

Restoration of Rio Grande Southern caboose to complement Ten-Wheeler’s planned visit to Durango & Silverton

GOLDEN, Colo. — The Colorado Railroad Museum has unveiled plans to restore ex-Rio Grande Southern narrow-gauge caboose No. 0404, with…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Logan Smith
Jul 2, 2025

Young Guns in Preservation: Logan Smith

A career in rail preservation is always possible — it’s a matter of finding where to begin. For 23-year-old Logan…

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