From the Cab: You can teach an old Doug new tricks
New tricks Most of you know me from my career as a main line diesel locomotive engineer — a fair…
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Michael Spring is living the dream at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Since 2023, the 22-year-old has been a full-time…
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Amtrak has been using unpowered F40PH locomotives for decades in various corridors across the country. For its shorter-distance trains —…
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POGUE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program has awarded the EBT Foundation $1.6 million to restore two steel…
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SALFORD, Ontario — It was fitting that on Oct. 31, a ghost of VIA Rail Canada’s past was officially brought…
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Locomotive déjà vu On October 15 of this year, senior Southern California train fans experienced locomotive déjà vu. It was…
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WOODSTOWN, N.J. — The Woodstown Central Railroad, the heritage rail operation of SMS Rail Service, has announced that its restored…
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ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern will add another heritage locomotive to its original 20-unit fleet. “We’ve narrowed it down to four…
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A Spooky tail… The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad carshop in Durango, Colo., had a notorious mouse problem. During…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 20th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is ES44AH No. 1902, a tribute to predecessor and…
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Amarillo to Fort Worth BNSF Railway’s route from Amarillo to Fort Worth has been twice reinvented — a secondary route…
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Denver Union Station’s predecessor established the city as the transportation hub of the West and the primary gateway to the…
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