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Winter train depot getting new life
The old train depot in Winter will be restored by 2010. It closed in 1968, three years after the Chicago and Northwestern rail line to Park Falls was discontinued. The restored depot will be used as a Tuscobia Trail information center and have historical displays.
Source: Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Posted on 7/2/2009
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Hidden in a quiet neighborhood only a mile from Baltimore's Inner Harbor lies one of Metro DC's greatest train treasures: the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum (also known as the B&O Museum). There are enough steam engines, rolling stock, and train paraphernalia to satisfy the hungriest train enthusiast. But that's not the best part: this museum is kid-friendly.
Source: Examiner, Baltimore , MD, USA
Posted on 7/2/2009
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Get on track to the Illinois Railway Museum
Just 55 miles northwest of Chicago in Union, Illinois, is the largest railroad museum in the United States. The Illinois Railway Museum is a great family-friendly location where a full day can easily be spent.
Source: Examiner, Baltimore , MD, USA
Posted on 7/2/2009
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Cape Fear Pride Burgaw: Burgaw Train Depot
Walls and beams from the original structure remain, but the building continues to change with the times. “The depot is being renovated to a civic center, and it's going to be the jewel of the town''
Source: WWAY NewsChannel 3, Wilmington, NC, USA
Posted on 7/2/2009
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York Museum Displays 1930s Locomotive
For many the newly streamlined LMSR locomotive Duchess of Hamilton, about to star in a new exhibition at the National Railway Museum, York, represents the glory days of steam.
Source: Huliq dot Com, Hickory, North Carolina, US
Posted on 7/2/2009
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Former Stourbridge engineer recalls rail legacy
Robert G. Hutchison of Hawley has loved trains all his life. After railroad service in the US Army, he came to the Birthplace of the American Railroad, Honesdale, and helped establish the Stourbridge Line excursions, still popular after 30 years.
Source: Wayne Independent, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Posted on 7/2/2009
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Arson scars Snoqualmie Depot, City Hall
The fire was set inside a plastic garbage can outside of the Depot’s freight room. The fire climbed along the exterior wall of the building. It triggered the building’s automatic sprinkler system, which reduced the intensity of the fire.
Source: SnoValley Star, Issaquah, WA, USA
Posted on 7/1/2009
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Fernley Depot News
Although the historic Fernley Depot is not open to the public until the interior restoration is completed, pending a federal grant, there are numerous historic artifacts and displays for visitors to view, including rolling stock from Nevada railroads, freight wagons dating back to the 1860's, farm and mining equipment, as well as new exhibits in the restored Copper Belt Caboose #48 on the museum grounds.
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada, USA
Posted on 7/1/2009
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Zoo train driver and manufacturer sued
Three families filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the driver and the manufacturer of a Louisville Zoo train that derailed June 1, sending 22 people to area hospitals.
Source: Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Posted on 7/1/2009
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Old train depot operates as a gift shop now
The original railroad depot in Rock City burned in the great Rock City fire in 1927, so the new one that still stands today was built a year later. The depot has been renovated into a business that began in 1993 and is called Shirts By Mom.
Source: Journal Standard, Illinois, USA
Posted on 7/1/2009
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Georgetown Loop Hopes Steam Engine Is Back Soon
Something is not quite right at the Georgetown Loop this summer. The railroad is running a substitute engine while it pieces back together its signature steam engine. It's a difficult job for the railroad workers.
Source: CBS Channel 4 Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Posted by o anderson on 6/28/2009
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Effort Under Way To Save Historic Va Train Depot
The depot was split into two sections so it could be moved to a more secure location across the railroad tracks. The north section already has been moved and the south section is being relocated this week.
Source: WJZ, Baltimore, MD, USA
Posted on 6/25/2009
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A&A Railroad runs 'Photographer's Special'
The Arcade & Attica Railroad is hosting a special rail fan excursion on Saturday at the Arcade Station. The vintage railroad will run a ''photographer's special'' double header featuring Viscose #6, a real steam tank engine and the company's 1920's 2-8-0 ALCO #18 steam engine.
Source: Daily News Online, Batavia, NY, USA
Posted on 6/25/2009
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Old caboose gets new look
David Shipler, owner of Grand Slam Construction in Austin, has been working for more than a week, stripping off the old, rotten wooden siding and replacing it with fresh, clean boards, which will be painted red. The historical society aims to have the project finished in time for the Mower County Fair in mid-August.
Source: Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN, USA
Posted on 6/24/2009
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Donations needed to restore caboose
The Mower County Historical Society is seeking donations for the restoration of a 100-year-old Milwaukee Road caboose.
Source: Herald, Austin, Minnesota, USA
Posted on 6/24/2009
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New Cable Car Unveiled In San Francisco
A new cable car hit the streets Monday in San Francisco — and it was built from scratch, the same way they have been making them for more than a hundred years.
Source: KPIX-TV 5, San Francisco, California, USA
Posted on 6/24/2009
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Steam Locomotive
A steam locomotive is moved yesterday to an outdoor exhibition site at the entrance to Dokgae Bridge on what used to be a track bound for South Korea on the Gyeongui railway line.
Source: Donga, Seoul, South Korea
Posted on 6/24/2009
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Tanks for the memories
A crane places a steam locomotive damaged at the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-53) in an outdoor exhibition hall within Imjingak Park in Paju, Gyeonggi, yesterday.
Source: JoongAng Daily, Korea
Posted on 6/24/2009
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Railroad memento returns after 5 owners, 99 years
At noon next Sunday, the final day of Railroad Days, a 99-year-old chain and fob, which is intended to attach to a pocket watch and has had five owners, will be donated to the Galesburg Railroad Museum.
Source: Galesburg.com, Galesburg, IL, USA
Posted on 6/24/2009
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Brand-new cable car will soon hit the streets
San Francisco's newest cable car has its public premiere today, joining an elite transportation fleet known the world over. The unveiling marks the 25th anniversary - plus one day, for sticklers of fact - of the return of full cable car service after the city's aging system was shut down for nearly two years to undergo a major overhaul.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on 6/23/2009
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Historic Del. Train Derails, Blocks Road
Police say no injuries were reported after the Wilmington & Western Railroad train derailed around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, but about 150 passengers were temporarily stranded.
Source: WJZ, Baltimore, MD, USA
Posted on 6/23/2009
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Ride the rails with a bear
Grab the little ones and ride the rails this summer. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is once again offering special Cinder Bear Express children's train rides, complete with the train's own mascot - the charming Cinder Bear.
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Posted on 6/23/2009
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Local Railroad Enthusiasts Create A "Rolling Museum"
Lots of people have memories of playing with toy train sets as a kid, and just about every one of those trains has that unmistakable red caboose.A group of railroad enthusiasts in Albemarle County decided to turn an abandoned life-size caboose into one that adults can appreciate.
Source: WCAV, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Posted on 6/23/2009
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It wasn't me that didn't get the whole story
Before this column was published Elmer Salazar, a member of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Management Company contacted this writer and Ruth Heide, the editor of the Valley Courier, in person and without a lawyer. Salazar said he was speaking as an official of the railroad and stated that the C&T was launching its own investigation into the incident. He said it was not company policy to handle matters in the manner described and if the investigation shows that this writer’s version is consistent with what happened, then the writer and the newspaper are due an apology.
Source: Valley Courier Online, Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Posted on 6/22/2009
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Newest old train car arrives at Whistle Stop
Mike Wedde has been hired to restore the car, which used to be the Trolley Restaurant in Deerwood. Jann said they weren’t actively looking to take on another car but some guests from Deerwood who stayed at the Whistle Stop recently told them about the car sitting in a field outside of Deerwood.
Source: Perham Enterprise Bulletin, Perham, MN, USA
Posted on 6/19/2009
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Holyoke's Famous Rail Station
While Holyoke's taken steps to preserve their historic train station, there are no plans to return it to use serving rail passengers
Source: Valley Advocate, Easthampton, MA, USA
Posted on 6/19/2009
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Boy Scout restores old caboose
The caboose is over 100 years old and served on the Pennsylvania railroad. It is now being refurbished to restore what it was like 100 years ago.
Source: WTHI, Terre Haute, IN, USA
Posted on 6/19/2009
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Train accident in Springfield Township
Springfield resident Michel Fowler and his nephew were driving northbound on Pressler Road when he drove into the side of the engine of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad train.
Source: Suburbanite, Akron, OH, USA
Posted on 6/19/2009
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City, museum buy rail lands
The future of St. Thomas's railway heritage brightened considerably Tuesday with the announcement the Elgin County Railway Museum purchased its building from CN and the city acquired rail connections to the former L&PS nearby, now city-owned.
Source: St. Thomas Times-Journal, Canada
Posted on 6/19/2009
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Wheels on Rush museum keep on rolling
The tours offer scenic, half-hour rides on the railroad surrounding the museum. The trip is two miles long and takes visitors to a graveyard of scattered, broken-down buses and trains that is another museum called the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.
Source: Rush-Henrietta Post, Canandaigua, NY, USA
Posted on 6/19/2009
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Caboose finds a home in Crossville
Crossville may no longer have a railroad tracks running through the city but one of the crown jewels of Main St. just got a big boost with delivery today of a caboose that was immediately put into place beside the restored Crossville Railroad Depot.
Source: Crossville Chronicle, Crossville, TN, USA
Posted on 6/18/2009
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Kaleidoscope: Riding to a railroad museum in Northwest Ohio
The ORHS had to cancel its Orrville to Pittsburgh trip, which I took last spring, because it could not get trackage rights for a 12-mile stretch in Harrison County that was acquired by another railway in 2008.But the replacement trip on the Wheeling & Lake Erie main line was an enjoyable alternative, and included two hours at the Mad River & Nickel Plate Railroad Museum.
Source: The-News-Leader, Ravenna, OH, USA
Posted on 6/18/2009
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Reporter assaulted Wed.
A minor traffic incident involving a Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train and a flat bed trailer only resulted in a traffic ticket for the motor vehicle operator but may also result in assault and battery charges against an unidentified man who may work for the tourist railroad.
Source: Valley Courier Online, Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Posted on 6/18/2009
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Greeley water pipeline project put off-track
To protect a historic railroad grade, Mary Humstone and neighbor Rose Brinks are standing in the way of a city of Greeley project to run a water pipeline through their properties.
Source: Denver Post, Denver, Colorado, USA
Posted on 6/18/2009
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Old Railroad Depot to be Restored
The St. Augustine City Commission intends to keep a piece of history alive.They plan to restore the Old Railroad Depot. The building is structurally unstable and could collapse. The cost to restore the 126-year-old structure is around $2 million.
Source: WJXX, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Posted on 6/17/2009
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City to shore up collapsing depot
The Flagler-era railroad depot at 184 San Marco Ave. is ''structurally unstable and in imminent danger of collapse''. Built in 1883, the structure served as the first railroad depot for the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Halifax River Railroad, later part of the Florida East Coast railway purchased by Henry Flagler.
Source: St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, FL, USA
Posted on 6/17/2009
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'The spirit of the city' seen in depot groundbreaking
The inferno that razed Tehachapi’s landmark train depot just after 3 a.m. June 13, 2008 ignited the power of the community.City leaders and depot supporters were making plans to rebuild before the ashes cooled.One year and 12 hours later, on June 13, the same leaders picked up shovels to break ground ceremonially on a new train depot.
Source: News, Tehachapi, California, USA
Posted on 6/17/2009
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Historic steam locomotive has arrived in Fort Pierce
An historic locomotive that city officials hope will attract tourists to a new railroad museum downtown has arrived at its new home. The 1924-built Locomotive No. 253, which is undergoing restoration, has been relocated from a Hialeah rail yard to a site on North Second Street, where members hope to build a train museum.
Source: TCPalm, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Posted on 6/15/2009
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Dedicated band restore steam train
The locomotive in the shed in Graeme Heggie Street is a 1951 BB18 1/4 , so named after the diameter in inches of its cylinders.It used to be on display outside the old railway station in South Mackay but was donated to Mackay Heritage Railway Incorporated by Queensland Rail especially for restoration.
Source: Mackay Daily Mercury, Australia
Posted on 6/15/2009
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Location, location
The Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Board wants to relocate to the old railroad depot in east Florence, which is off the city's and county's main thoroughfares.
Source: Times Daily, Florence, Alabama, USA
Posted on 6/14/2009
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Vintage Locomotives Get Thorough Cleaning
A little spring cleaning took place near Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens on Saturday. Professionals and volunteers armed with hoses and brushes scrubbed down the vintage locomotives that overlook the Interstate 80 Bridge over the Missouri River at Kenefick Park.
Source: WOWT, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Posted on 6/14/2009
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Depot marks 20th year
Although the train depot in Wisconsin Dells was made to look much older than it actually is, the station is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week.
Source: Wisconsin Dells Events , Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA
Posted on 6/13/2009
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Nils Christensen, Sumpter Railroad co-founder, dies
Nils Christensen, whose passion for history and years of volunteer work helped restore life to the Sumpter Valley Railroad, died today at his home in Baker City. “Nils planted the seed,” said Leland Myers of Sumpter, who along with Christensen is a charter member of the Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration, the nonprofit incorporated on Jan. 4, 1971. “Nils had the charisma, the personality that got us from zero to probably several million dollars of assets sitting here today,” Myers said. Since the 1970s, restored steam-powered locomotives have pulled passengers through the piles of tailings left by the Sumpter gold-mining dredge.
Source: Herald, Baker City, Oregon, USA
Posted by o anderson on 6/12/2009
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Family sues zoo over train accident
Darren Bamforth and his wife, Amy, and their 2-year-old son filed a lawsuit this week in Jefferson Circuit Court against the zoo over the derailment that sent 22 people to the hospital, claiming the zoo was ''grossly negligent'' in its maintenance and operation of the train.
Source: Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Posted on 6/12/2009
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Railway Museum set to break ground on its train shed
The Northwest Railway Museum will break ground soon on its train shed, the museum’s newest and largest facility.Pending receipt of a notice to proceed from the county, Wick Constructors of Seattle will begin work on a 25,000-square-foot exhibit building within a week.
Source: SnoValley Star, North Bend, WA, USA
Posted on 6/12/2009
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Danbury Railway Museum salutes Owney
The Danbury Railway Museum will host a celebration honoring the legacy of Owney, the Railway Post Office dog, on Saturday. A centerpiece of the day will be the museum's newly-restored Pennsylvania Railroad circa-1910 Railway Post Office (RPO) car.
Source: News-Times, Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Posted on 6/12/2009
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Riding Thomaston's Rails
The Thomaston train station is much more than just a location for a movie-it is a reminder to residents and visitors of the rich New England history that can so easily be forgotten and home to the Railroad Museum of New England Inc. (RMNE).
Source: Litchfield County Times, New Milford, CT, USA
Posted on 6/12/2009
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