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Preservation

Campaign to restore NYC No. 3001 passes fundraising landmark
Mar 20, 2025

Campaign to restore NYC No. 3001 passes fundraising landmark

ELKHART, Ind. — Initial fundraising for the campaign to restore New York Central 4-8-2 No. 3001 has passed the halfway…

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Roanoke NRHS chapter moving to new location
Mar 12, 2025

Roanoke NRHS chapter moving to new location

ROANOKE, Va. — After almost 45 years at its current location, the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society…

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Rochester & Genesee Valley museum adds Alco S1 to collection
Mar 7, 2025

Rochester & Genesee Valley museum adds Alco S1 to collection

RUSH, N.Y. — An Alco S1 switcher from the Rochester-area short line Bath & Hammondsport Railroad will be joining the…

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Young Guns in Preservation: Adam Matthews
Mar 3, 2025

Young Guns in Preservation: Adam Matthews

For as long as he can remember, Adam Matthews has been an aficionado of the former New York, Chicago &…

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Wilmington & Western Railroad operations indefinitely paused
Feb 24, 2025

Wilmington & Western Railroad operations indefinitely paused

WILMINGTON, Del. — Volunteers on the Wilmington & Western Railroad say railroad staff have notified them that operations on the…

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Harrisburg NRHS completes interactive signal exhibit
Feb 24, 2025

Harrisburg NRHS completes interactive signal exhibit

HARRISBURG, Pa. – With a cellphone, tablet or notebook in hand, visitors can activate a Pennsylvania Railroad position-light signal here…

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News photos: Latest Metro-North heritage unit honors New Haven (updated)
Feb 21, 2025

News photos: Latest Metro-North heritage unit honors New Haven (updated)

NORTH WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad has completed the sixth in its series of locomotives…

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Metra donates F40C locomotive to Illinois Railway Museum
Feb 21, 2025

Metra donates F40C locomotive to Illinois Railway Museum

UNION, Ill. — Metra has donated F40C No. 614, one of just two such surviving locomotives, to the Illinois Railway…

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Vicksburg, Mich., station added to National Register of Historic Places
Feb 19, 2025

Vicksburg, Mich., station added to National Register of Historic Places

VICKSBURG, Mich. — Vicksburg’s Union Depot, a brick and stone structure dating to 1904 and built to serve predecessors to…

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New non-profit paves way for railroading and preservation’s future
Feb 18, 2025

New non-profit paves way for railroading and preservation’s future

Railroad-related non-profit organizations are typically dedicated to preservation and educating others about the past. One such non-profit, however, is focused…

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News photo: Diesel from Durango & Silverton arrives at East Broad Top
Feb 13, 2025

News photo: Diesel from Durango & Silverton arrives at East Broad Top

ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. — A H.K. Porter diesel acquired from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has arrived at…

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Flying Yankee Association sees funds to restore traction motors
Feb 10, 2025

Flying Yankee Association sees funds to restore traction motors

NASHUA, N.H. — The Flying Yankee Association, which last year became owner of the Budd Co. streamliner built for the…

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