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B&O Museum Rebrands as National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (157+ words) “The B&O is not being left behind—it is the foundation upon which the museum’s expanded role as a nationally significant institution is built,” Hoellen said. “With today’s announcement, we celebrate the past, the present and the possible.” The…...
Semiquincentennial Rolling Stock Keeps Rolling In
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (347+ words) Even as the Independence Day holiday wound down, several railroads were still showcasing Semiquincentennial rolling stock – including cabooses and freight cars. The narrow-gauge East Broad Top Railroad rolled out caboose 27, painted in red, white, and blue, which took inspiration from…...
Steam Returns to Summit of Mt. Washington
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (139+ words) After a year-long absence, steam has returned to the summit of the Northeast’s tallest peak. Earlier this summer, New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Cog Railway completed a rebuild of 0-2-2-0 No. 9, and after a series of test runs in early July, it…...
East Broad Top, Trolley Museum At Odds Over Rail Bikes
2+ week, 3+ day ago (385+ words) The EBT Foundation and the Rockhill Trolley Museum are at odds over the introduction of rail bike rides on the standard gauge track that is used by the streetcar museum but is owned by the narrow gauge railroad. The EBT…...
N&W Business Train Cars Reunited
3+ week, 1+ day ago (136+ words) The Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Society has reunited its two passenger cars on the Hoosier Valley Railroad in Indiana. It’s the first time the two cars, office car 300 and sleeping car Hollins College, have been together in nearly 40 years....
Port Jervis Railroad Museum Reopens
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (239+ words) Months after its future appeared uncertain, the newly rebranded Port Jervis Railroad Museum announced on June 11 that it would reopen over the July 4 weekend. Along with securing a deal to stay in Port Jervis, the museum is also changing its…...
Illinois Railway Museum Acquires GP20
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Railfan & Railroad Magazine The Illinois Railway Museum has acquired yet another historic diesel locomotive: an EMD GP20 built for Union Pacific and then rebuilt for the Illinois Central Gulf The locomotive arrived at Union, Ill., on June 3 Will County Coal Handling 1802 was…...
Huge Crowds Greet 'Big Boy' on Historic Eastern U.S. Tour
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) Tens of thousands of people lined Norfolk Southern rails over the weekend as Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014 crossed Indiana and Ohio as part of its historic tour of the Eastern United States. While crowds have been excited to see…...
Age of Steam Completes Roundhouse Expansion
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) Ohio’s Age of Steam Roundhouse has completed construction of a 10-stall roundhouse that it began last year. The museum celebrated the opening on May 28 with a ribbon-cutting and the placement of the first piece of equipment in the structure, the…...
Norfolk & Western 611 Gets Patriotic Makeover for 'Summer of Steam"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (205+ words) Norfolk & Western J Class 4-8-4 611 has received a patriotic makeover ahead of a series of excursions this summer on the Buckingham Branch’s Virginia Scenic Railway. The new livery honors the 250th anniversary of the United States and made its debut May 30 at…...