23+ hour, 12+ min ago  (222+ words) Amtrak announced April 15 that it had issued a formal request for suppliers to build a new fleet of long-distance passenger cars to replace its aging Superliners. The request comes a month after Amtrak decided it would not replace its fleet…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (157+ words) Two well-known 4-8-4 locomotives will lead excursions in June and July in Virginia and Minnesota, giving railfans a rare chance to ride behind and see these mainline locomotives in action. The summer of 2026 is turning into a big one for main…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (194+ words) The car was donated to the museum by Amtrak in 2020, and officials hope to have it available for events by the end of the year. The first order of business has been to replace the car's roof; that project will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (191+ words) A GP7 locomotive, acquired from the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad'a family-owned North Carolina short line established in 1892'is now part of the collection at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The locomotive, which was donated by the railroad, is expected to arrive at…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (225+ words) Little of this lends itself to the kind of endearing romance with which many of us regard earlier railroads. It may therefore seem odd to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Conrail's creation. Yet the reality is this " without Conrail, there might…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (425+ words) in the late 1990s was defined by white-faced SD80 MACs. These units had 20 cylinders producing 5, 000 hp, paired with a. c. traction motors for maximum low-speed tractive effort. Train FRSE grinds at little more than walking speed past Middlefield Station at Bancroft on October 18, 1998. In…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (114+ words) Connecticut's Valley Railroad announced in January that its Chinese-built 2-8-2 steam locomotive is being converted to burn oil, and if successful, the railroad will convert additional engines." Valley 3025 is presently down for its federally-mandated 15-year overhaul. Starting June 1, the Regional Transportation…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (165+ words) Steamtown National Historic Site is currently restoring a two-truck Shay locomotive, and officials say they expect to have it operating before the end of 2027." Steamtown Superintendent Jeremy Komasz tells Railfan & Railroad that restoring Meadow River Lumber Company 1 is critical to…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (147+ words) BALTIMORE " On January 12, the B&O Railroad Museum held a ribbon-cutting to mark the conclusion of the cosmetic restoration of American Freedom Train No. 1 (formerly Reading 4-8-4 2101). A ceremony was held for museum board members and donors in the morning, followed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) Northeast Rail Heritage, Inc. , a non-profit dedicated to preserving equipment in the northeast that previously saved an Amtrak AEM-7, announced in January that it has acquired the only remaining Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Silverliner III car. "This car represents an…...