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N&W No. 611 dress rehearsal for the Virginia Scenic Railway
Oct 9, 2023

N&W No. 611 dress rehearsal for the Virginia Scenic Railway

In late September 2023, Norfolk & Western steam locomotive No. 611 operated on the Buckingham Branch Railroad, in preparation for…

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Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway
Oct 3, 2023

Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway

The scenic town of Osceola, Wisc., recently hosted the inaugural Trains Magazine diesel photo special, attracting rail enthusiasts and photographers.…

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Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff
Sep 25, 2023

Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff

Explore Paw Paw, WV’s rich history with the Magnolia Cutoff, an engineering masterpiece from 1913 designed to streamline the Baltimore…

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Shay-It-Forward and the Silver Creek & Stephenson Charter
Jul 17, 2023

Shay-It-Forward and the Silver Creek & Stephenson Charter

On June 25th, 2023, Trains Magazine sponsored their first photo special of the year at the Silver Creek and Stephenson…

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Norfolk & Western 611 Update
Jul 7, 2023

Norfolk & Western 611 Update

After almost twenty years on static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Va., Norfolk & Western Class…

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Black Hills Central | Steam in the heart of South Dakota
Jun 19, 2023

Black Hills Central | Steam in the heart of South Dakota

In the shadows of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, you can find one of America’s oldest tourist railroads. Welcome…

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Union Pacific No. 4014 | Big Boy trip to the ballpark
Jun 16, 2023

Union Pacific No. 4014 | Big Boy trip to the ballpark

In June 2023, Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy”,  a 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ventured out from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Omaha,…

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Aberdeen Carolina & Western E-unit No. 103 | NODA Express
Jun 5, 2023

Aberdeen Carolina & Western E-unit No. 103 | NODA Express

It’s May 25th, 2023, and a test run of the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railroad’s new NODA Express is heading toward…

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Southern Railway No. 722 | Return to steam
May 25, 2023

Southern Railway No. 722 | Return to steam

A ghost from the past is staging to return! In the spring of 2023, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad announced that No.…

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Cass Scenic Railroad | Return to Durbin, W.Va.
May 22, 2023

Cass Scenic Railroad | Return to Durbin, W.Va.

Steam trains have been running at Durbin, W.Va., for the past 20 years. But if you look closely, this video…

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Rocky Mountaineer in the Rockies
May 15, 2023

Rocky Mountaineer in the Rockies

The Rocky Mountaineer began as a VIA Rail service in Canada in the late 1980s. Operating over Canadian National tracks…

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Brightline Basecamp Train Wash
Apr 2, 2023

Brightline Basecamp Train Wash

While commuters between Miami and West Palm Beach have enjoyed Brightline passenger rail service since 2018, in 2023, the system…

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