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Preservation

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation: Challenging Times yet Times for Celebration
Apr 25, 2025

Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation: Challenging Times yet Times for Celebration

Rail preservation often comes with challenges, and the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation (ORHF) is no exception. Yet despite challenging times,…

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Steam veteran Wes Camp remembered
Apr 24, 2025

Steam veteran Wes Camp remembered

DOVER, Del. — Dozens and dozens of steam locomotives have been revived over the past 60-plus years, and many bear…

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New Hampshire roundhouse group receives Webb preservation award
Apr 24, 2025

New Hampshire roundhouse group receives Webb preservation award

ANDOVER, Mass. — New Hampshire’s Bartlett Roundhouse Preservation Society is the recipient of this year’s H. Albert Webb Memorial Railroad…

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South Dakota railroad historian Rick Mills dies
Apr 22, 2025

South Dakota railroad historian Rick Mills dies

HILL CITY, S.D.— If you had a question, needed a photo, or just wanted to chat about railroading in South…

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Lexington Group establishes H. Roger Grant Award for railroad history book
Apr 20, 2025

Lexington Group establishes H. Roger Grant Award for railroad history book

The Lexington Group for Transportation History has announced the establishment of the H. Roger Grant Award for outstanding scholarship in…

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SP steam engine, long displayed in Fresno, Calif., to be relocated
Apr 19, 2025

SP steam engine, long displayed in Fresno, Calif., to be relocated

FRESNO, Calif. — A Southern Pacific steam locomotive on display in a Fresno park for almost 70 years is about…

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Return of C&NW No. 1385 to Mid-Continent Railway Museum is set (updated)
Apr 10, 2025

Return of C&NW No. 1385 to Mid-Continent Railway Museum is set (updated)

NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. — Dates in May have been set for the move returning Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 No.…

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Eighteen projects to receive Emery Rail Heritage Trust grants
Apr 9, 2025

Eighteen projects to receive Emery Rail Heritage Trust grants

The John Emery Rail Heritage Trust has selected 18 projects for its annual rail preservation grants, awards totaling $250,000. The…

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American Steam group conducts successful steam tests on T-1 No. 2100
Apr 7, 2025

American Steam group conducts successful steam tests on T-1 No. 2100

CLEVELAND — The American Steam Railroad Preservation Association’s restoration of Reading Co. T-1 No. 2100 has reached a major milestone…

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N&W No. 1218 gains state, national historic recognition
Apr 3, 2025

N&W No. 1218 gains state, national historic recognition

ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western Class A locomotive No. 1218, the 2-6-6-4 built by the railroad’s East End Shops…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Christopher Schmidt
Apr 2, 2025

Young Guns in Preservation: Christopher Schmidt

Wisconsin’s East Troy Railroad Museum garners an impressive volunteer base. Many are young individuals with a keen interest in preserving…

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New Jersey ‘Merci Train’ car found, to be restored
Mar 25, 2025

New Jersey ‘Merci Train’ car found, to be restored

BOONTON, N.J. — The long-lost New Jersey car from the post-World War II “Merci Train” has been rediscovered and will…

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