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The end of an era
O. Winston Link's famous photographic collection of the last steam railroad in America
Source: PSU Daily Vanguard, USA
Posted on 2/9/2010

Didcot Railway Centre to get Railmotor shed
A Century-old railway shed that housed a long-disappeared train is to be reborn at Didcot Railway Centre.
Source: Herald Series, UK
Posted on 2/9/2010

Frisco Officials Waiting on a Train Museum.
And, For Now, They Can Afford to Be Patient.
Source: Dallas Observer , TX, USA
Posted on 2/6/2010

Stephenson's Rocket replica roars into life
A faithful and working replica of the world’s most famous early steam locomotive has been successfully tested on a West railway.
Source: ThisIsGloucestershire, UK
Posted on 2/6/2010

Sumpter Valley Railroad on track
Locomotive gets boiler overhaul after donation
Source: East Oregonian, OR, USA
Posted on 2/6/2010

State reaches agreement to save Katy Bridge
Union Pacific has agreed in principle to transfer ownership of the Katy Bridge to Boonville.
Source: Columbia Missourian, Columbia , MO, USA
Posted on 2/5/2010

Boulder to move historic caboose to Valmont City Park
The historic Denver and Rio Grande Western caboose will move from the Boulder County Railway Historical Society grounds to a building at Valmont City Park.
Source: Daily Camera, CO, USA
Posted on 2/5/2010

Dirty ’ol beauty: 1930 steam engine arrives for trips at Parrish railroad museum
Flagg Coal Co. No. 75
Source: Bradenton Herald, FL, USA
Posted on 2/5/2010

Replica of the Rocket steam train tested in Bitton
The ''modern-day replica'' of the Rocket was tested on the tracks in Bitton, South Gloucestershire, on Tuesday, February 2.
Source: British Broadcasting Corporation News, London, England, UK
Posted on 2/4/2010

New life for an old boxcar
The old, rusty boxcar has seen many stops in its life — most recently as a T-shirt shop on Loop 337. And this past week, it was moved again, this time to a spot on the railroad tracks in downtown New Braunfels where it can be appreciated for its place in railroad, and local, history.
Source: Herald Zeitung, TX, USA
Posted on 2/4/2010

Stimulus funds fire up C&TS
The Colorado House Capital Development Committee devoted $1 million in federal stimulus funds Tuesday for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and New Mexico will match that amount to fund long-awaited improvements to the track.
Source: Conejos County Citizen, CO, USA
Posted on 2/2/2010

New puff needed for an old steamer
the D3 steam locomotive, which was built in 1914, was moved from the North Bendigo railway workshops to Bendigo station after a proposal was put forward by two enthusiasts to restore and run the locomotive.
Source: Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Posted on 2/2/2010

Dunsmuir railroad museum nears completion
The Dunsmuir Railroad Depot Historical Society plans to reopen the city museum, perhaps as early as June.
Source: Record Searchlight, Redding, California, USA
Posted on 2/2/2010

New Santa Fe Depot nearly sidetracked
Construction began on May 27, 1914. The site was only yards from the old depot, built by the California Southern Railroad in 1887...
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California, USA
Posted on 2/2/2010

Four Bay Area structures achieve historical status
Two of the newly approved sites relate to the region's railway history.
Source: San Jose Mercury News, CA, USA
Posted on 2/2/2010

Students Restore Galveston Railroad Museum
Learning through restoration during art class at Mt. Carmel Acadey. High school students at the HISD charter school are working on statues from the Galveston Train Museum that were damaged during Hurricane Ike.
Source: MyFox Houston, TX
Posted on 1/30/2010

Railway group on track for a great future
The Great Western Railway Preservation Group (GWRPG) is in the process of relocating its collection of locomotives, carriages and rolling stock to a larger area at the former steam and diesel depot at Southall.
Source: Ealing Gazette, UK
Posted on 1/30/2010

Exhibit explores Blairsville's place in railroading history
These days, only the occasional train passes through the borough, and the Pennsylvania Railroad and its steam locomotives are long gone. However, there is now an opportunity for people to relive the local glory days of the railroad
Source: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Posted on 1/30/2010

Nostalgia of the Rails
The steam locomotive CK124 running on the Pingxi Line. The old train regularly traveled the Jiji Line from 1936 to 1979. It only runs on special occasions now, but brings back memories for visitors.
Source: Taiwan Review
Posted on 1/30/2010

Dallas, railroad museum tangle over when trains will depart Fair Park for Frisco
It's been nearly two years since the Museum of the American Railroad announced plans to pack up operations at Fair Park and chug off to a new site in Frisco. Now, city of Dallas officials say the museum has worn out its welcome.
Source: Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, USA
Posted on 1/29/2010

Dallas sues railroad museum to force move to Frisco
The city of Dallas has filed suit against the Museum of the American Railroad to force the collection out of Fair Park as soon as possible
Source: Dallas Morning News, TX, USA
Posted on 1/29/2010

Sumpter Valley Railroad gets donation to upgrade steam engine
The Sumpter Valley Railroad has received a $50,000 anonymous donation for use toward required repairs on the line's ALCO Mikado steam engine number 19.
Source: OregonLive.com, USA
Posted on 1/29/2010

Narrow Gauge Railroad receives grant
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum is the 2010 recipient of the H. Albert Webb Memorial Preservation Award and a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts Inc. The grant will fund rebuilding the boiler of ex-Bridgton and Saco River 2-4-4T steam locomotive 7...
Source: Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME, USA
Posted by o anderson on 1/28/2010

Rector's railroad history recognized
Recognition of Rector's railroad history was enhanced this week by the placement of a restored old switch engine near the original location of the community's depot.
Source: Clay County Democrat, AR, USA
Posted on 1/28/2010

Middleton train station is waiting for volunteers
Plans to revitalize an old railroad station — an old Middleton landmark — are still on hold nearly four years after the small building was relocated back to the town.
Source: Wicked Local Middleton, USA
Posted on 1/28/2010

Sexual abuse case against museum director thrown out
A grand jury has decided that there was not enough evidence in a sexual abuse case against Medina Railroad Museum founder and director Martin Phelps, and the case has officially been thrown out.
Source: Niagara Gazette, NY, USA
Posted on 1/28/2010

Train station restoration project gets nod from city
City council has given final approval for zoning changes that will allow for the construction of an NB Liquor outlet as an annex to the renovated York Street train station.The annex is necessary to make the refurbishment of the train station viable
Source: Daily Gleaner , Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Posted on 1/28/2010

Tucson trolley loses brakes, hits 3 cars
The trolley, part of the system that has been operating in Tucson for about six months, was travelling south on Fourth Avenue when operators realized the brakes had failed.
Source: Arizona Capitol Times, AZ, USA
Posted on 1/28/2010

Study: Replace bridge over Lake Wisconsin
Historic C&NW Bridge
Source: News Republic, Baraboo , WI, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

Council approves option for Katy Depot
The Greenville City Council has taken a step toward purchasing the historic Katy Railroad Depot downtown.
Source: Greenville Herald-Banner, TX, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

The walls come tumbling down
The fight is officially over, as what remained of the 120-year-old Kendrick Train Depot was knocked to the ground Monday afternoon.Efforts had been made by the Kendrick Depot Conservation Committee to save the piece of history, but the depot could not become a historical landmark because the original structure had been altered nearly 50 years ago.
Source: KLEW, Lewiston, ID, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

Steam Railroading Institute lays off employees
The Steam Railroading Institute's corporate officers have laid off all of their employees, except Executive Director T.J. Gaffney.
Source: Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

Grand opening of Steam Locomotive Association No. 253's Railway Museum
The Steam Locomotive Association No. 253 is hosting the grand opening of the Florida East Coast Historical Railway and Transportation Museum
Source: Vero Beach Press-Journal, FL, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

Making tracks on a record train trip
Walter E. Scott - best known as Death Valley Scotty - paid the Santa Fe Railroad in July 1905 to break the speed record for rail travel between Los Angeles and Chicago.
Source: Daily Bulletin, Ontario, California, USA
Posted on 1/27/2010

Town Renovates Ozarks Landmark
The depot building has fresh paint. The old concrete floors are now wood. Crews also opened the once closed fireplace and put on new roofing.
Source: Ozarks First, USA
Posted on 1/26/2010

Faces of Vancouver: Interurban trams
Source: Georgia Straight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Posted on 1/26/2010

Planners would restore St. Paul’s Union Depot to its former glory
A restaurant and some condos now occupy part of the historic, 1920s-era building. But, The mothballed portions of the building are poised to make a comeback.
Source: Grand Forks Herald, USA
Posted on 1/26/2010

Andrew Carnegie's former locomotive works on the North Side slated for demolition
For more than 50 years, in the dozen or so red brick buildings at the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works on the North Side, men made steam engines for railway companies all across America and beyond. Now demolition has begun on the former locomotive works buildings.
Source: Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Posted on 1/24/2010

Trolley trash! Workers tear up history near Brooklyn Bridge Park
Fulton Ferry Landing preservationists are fuming that construction workers trashed a piece of history at the entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park — set to open this month — that could have helped create a new trolley service.
Source: BrooklynPapers.com, NY, USA
Posted on 1/23/2010

Federal stimulus funds OK'd for Cumbres and Toltec line
Historic rail line will receive $1 million in federal money from Colorado, with New Mexico contributing a like amount.
Source: Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Posted on 1/23/2010

Kalakala owner to walk to DC for sake of vessel
[Marine Preservation] He plans to focus on his upcoming 180-day He plans to focus on his upcoming 180-day ''Walk of Hope'' to the nation's capital, where he wants President Barack Obama to declare the vessel a national monument. ''Declaring it a national monument would restore its pride, regardless if it sinks or is afloat,'' Rodrigues said.
Source: KOMO News, Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on 1/23/2010

Raucous meeting with Kalakala owner, who rejects dive park idea
[Marine Preservation] After a Wednesday lunch meeting with ferry Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues that several participants described as chaotic, a new proposal emerged for the age-battered vessel: Sink it.
Source: Peninsula Daily, North Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
Posted on 1/23/2010

Stalin’s Lost Railway
Railway to nowhere....
Source: EnglishRussia, Russia
Posted by Percival Muskee on 1/23/2010

Boxcar expressed gratitude of French people in war's aftermath
A small boxcar in Seaford silently shares a little-known story of heroism, sacrifice and gratitude.
Source: News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Posted on 1/22/2010

Working to keep railroad on track
A twist of fate left the future of an historic York County railroad in the hands of the Bucks County Historical Society.Now, the two organizations are working together to keep the railroad from being dismantled and sold.
Source: Intelligencer, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA
Posted on 1/19/2010

Isambard's stick tells a tale
This ingenious object, which folds out to double up as a track gauge, would have played an integral part in Britain’s railway history, by being used for the pioneering broad gauge of 7ft.
Source: This is Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
Posted on 1/19/2010

Darlington museum is the best for railway history
Darlingtons Head of Steam Museum was selected among nine sites by the BBC History Magazine in a search of Britains most important locations telling the story of the dawn of rail travel.
Source: The Northern Echo, Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom
Posted on 1/19/2010

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Four young men are helping ensure the future of Keighley’s historic railway.
Source: Keighley News, Keighley, UK
Posted on 1/19/2010

Objectors step up fight over old Woodstock railway station
Developers are determined to demolish the former Blenheim & Woodstock railway station, despite having two planning applications refused.
Source: Oxford Mail, UK
Posted on 1/19/2010

Greenville depot changes hands
The Illinois-Central Railroad depot has been donated to the Washington County/Greenville Joint Historic Preservation Commission.The depot is currently owned by the Genesee and Wyoming Inc.
Source: SunHerald.com, MS, USA
Posted on 1/19/2010

Verde Canyon Railroad: Where Eagles Fly, and Spirits Soar
Because the Verde Canyon is a protected breeding area, and is thus shut off from the public, the Verde Canyon Railroad offers a unique opportunity to view these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. Having cohabited with the railroad for tens of generations, the eagles pay no mind as the train clickety-clacks its way to Perkinsville and back.
Source: SYS-CON Media
Posted on 1/19/2010

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