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Thieves Steal Historic Railroad Tracks
Police have been dealing with more copper and scrap metal thefts lately in the Alleghenies, but in Huntingdon County thieves have gone as far as lifting a quarter-mile stretch of railroad tracks right off the ground. It's not something thieves could steal discretely. Officials at the East Broad Top Railroad said the thieves had it all planned out, right down to the bogus letter that said they had the rights to pick up the track.
Source: WJAC, Altoona, PA, USA
Posted by O Anderson on 7/3/2008
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Workin’ on the railroad
Dedicated historical society members and volunteers from the community are stripping paint and rotten siding from the nearly 100-year old caboose which will be resided and painted the traditional red.
Source: Tower Timberjay News, Tower, MN, USA
Posted on 7/2/2008
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Rail cars take trip to Creede
Riders from all over the country hauled in their own railcars by trailer to begin the trip at a refurbished depot just off highway 149 north of South Fork.
Source: South Fork Tines, South Fork, CO, USA
Posted on 7/2/2008
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Heritage interurban rail car to make a comeback
The Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society (FVHRS) is busy refurbishing one of the original cars and is bent on having it operational, and running along part of the original route, in time for 2010.
Source: Surrey Now, BC, Canada
Posted on 7/2/2008
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History of memories exist at old railroad station
That sort of green building we exposed is the Carson and Colorado passenger railroad station. The Historical Society of Dayton Valley is doing its best to get the building restored to its original footprint.
Source: Nevada Appeal, Carson City, Nevada, USA
Posted on 7/2/2008
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Gen. Williams traveled in style on his trolley
I visited the Seashore Trolley Museum up in Kennebunkport last week.There's a great piece of the Queen City's railway history on display there, and it's called, appropriately enough, the ''City of Manchester.''
Source: Union Leader, Manchester, NH, USA
Posted on 7/1/2008
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Dutch Mill is on the move
Trolley Trailer No. 610, which ferried commuters along Colfax from 1913 to 1932, received the green light for preservation in two unanimous decisions by the city council during its June 30 meeting.
Source: Aurora Sentinel, Aurora, CO, USA
Posted on 7/1/2008
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Last stop: Depot reopens
Like a locomotive, the restoration of the Wadena Depot started slowly in 1999, gained steam as it progressed, and powered through the finish line Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Source: Wadena Pioneer Journal , Wadena , MN, USA
Posted on 7/1/2008
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All aboard radial railway
The Halton County Radial Railway is now well into the 2008 season, but the Guelph Line tourist attraction is about to kick in to high gear with the start of its special events.
Source: Milton Canadian Champion, Milton, ON, Canada
Posted on 7/1/2008
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Evening Star Dinner Train
Take a trip back in time on the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, with dinner provided by Triumph Brewing Co. of New Hope, Pa.
Source: Packet Online, Princeton, NJ, USA
Posted on 7/1/2008
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B&O Railroad Museums Restores Locomotive
It's called the All American Locomotive. It was built in 1967 and was just restored to become an icon of Baltimore's railroad history.
Source: WJZ, Baltimore, MD, USA
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Region's roads were once rails
As the nation struggles with escalating oil prices and overcrowded highways, a display at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie sets the mind wondering: What if now-defunct railroads had managed to stay afloat? Would we be better off today? What was travel like before the era of the freeway? The automobile?
Source: Seatte Times, Seattle, Washington, USA
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Locomotive pulls into Pivot Point project
Plans for the Pivot Point redevelopment project reached a pivotal moment as officials gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the installation of a 100-year-old locomotive near the spot on the banks of the Colorado River where railroad history was made in 1877.
Source: Yuma Sun, Yuma , AZ, USA
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Railroader How one man’s dream became a reality
Railroader Richard Rinaldi wanted this community to remember its railroad history.He rescued two historic railroad structures – the Kwinitsa house, and the model railroaders’ coach. Both now sit on the Grand Trunk Pathway in Terrace
Source: Terrace Standard, BC, Canada
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Sentimental journey
Slip into the slower pace of times gone by on-board vintage coaches of York-Durham Heritage Railway, where fresh air wafts through open windows and live jazz fills the air
Source: Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Trolley museum keeps early mass transit alive
The only streetcars and track left in Montgomery County are in the National Capital Trolley Museum in Colesville.The museum offers summer programs for young people to teach them about this old-fashioned form of public transportation.
Source: Gazette, Maryland, USA
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Counting on No. 6
Steam-powered train trips between Cass and Elkins will be available for rail fans and scenery lovers on July 10 and 13, when the Cass Scenic Railroad's recently restored Shay No. 6 will carry passengers through 67 miles of high-country wilderness each way.
Source: Sunday Gazette-Mail, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Posted on 6/30/2008
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Meadville may be future home of heritage museum
Meadville’s hope for a railroad-and-tooling museum is chugging steadily into a very bright future and, if local organizers have their way, a pair of vintage railroad engines could soon be on permanent display at the Meadville site.
Source: Meadville Tribune, Meadville, PA, USA
Posted on 6/27/2008
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Dreams remain on track
A large crowd gathered at The Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum this weekend to witness the rededication in memory of the late William H. Fuehring. Fuehring founded the museum in 1976 with one caboose.
Source: Fremont News Messenger, Fremont , OH, USA
Posted on 6/27/2008
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Residence Inn gets on board with Roundhouse Railroad Museum
The future looks a lot like the past at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum as a unique hotel project adds 21st-century accommodations while returning a 19th-century ambiance to that historic neighborhood. Replicas of cottages recreate working-class neighborhood.
Source: Morning News, Savannah , GA, USA
Posted on 6/27/2008
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1 last stop: Old dining car moved to Gloster GP plant
A 60-year-old railroad dining car has found a new home at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Gloster.The 70-foot-long Kansas City Southern Number 42 rail car was brought to the plant last week
Source: WXVT, Greenville, MS, USA
Posted on 6/27/2008
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Historic Wakefield train out of steam
A major tourist attraction in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield steam train, won't be leaving the station any time soon.General manager André Groulx said the organization is in the process of ''closing the books'' on a season that barely began.
Source: Montreal Gazette, Montreal , Quebec, Canada
Posted on 6/25/2008
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Railroad site open this weekend
The site includes two former Missouri Pacific depots, remodeled from the original depot located at Carona and at Boston, Mo., along the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Source: Morning Sun, Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
Posted on 6/25/2008
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Irwin council gets on track with caboose for park
The Irwin Business and Professional Association has plans to bring a train caboose to Irwin Park. They hope to purchase the train car from a McDonald's franchise, which had refurbished the vehicle and used it to hold children's parties.
Source: Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Posted on 6/25/2008
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'Polar Express' steams into Bay City
The Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was the model for the Warner Bros. Pictures animated film ''The Polar Express'' in 2004, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for a private dinner trip from Bay City to Saginaw for Rail American Inc. executives on Wednesday night.
Source: The Bay City Times, Bay City, MI, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Locomotive Moves To Old Downtown
Sitting stoically at the Quartermasters Depot in Yuma is a 1907 Baldwin locomotive. This vintage train is one of only 75 made in the country and weighs 200 tons!
Source: KYMA, Yuma, AZ, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Stokoe artifacts were not harmed in Depot fire
There are over 300 items in the Stokoe Collection alone. Exhibit planning, graphics, photo reproduction and research has been ongoing so that once the Depot was completed, exhibits could be installed. Fortunately, none of these items had been moved into the Depot and are all in a safe place.
Source: News, Tehachapi, California, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Cable thefts paralyze Island rail freight
Southern Vancouver Island Railway is scrambling to get rail freight service back on track after thieves disabled both of the company’s locomotives on the weekend.
Source: BCLocalNews, Victoria, BC, Canada
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Train station on track for change?
Built in 1856, the station's limestone main building no longer fits in with the surrounding north Kingston neighbourhood.Vacant for the past 34 years, the derelict station was recently added to the Heritage Canada Foundation's top 10 list of most endangered places in Canada and certainly looks the part.
Source: Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Back On Line
The final leg of New Orleans' streetcar route reopens, bringing with it a feeling of normalcy and a boost to nearby businesses
Source: Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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New vintage car at Conway rail station
Peeking out from the roundhouse for the past week has been a Budd, the newest vintage car at the railroad. Along with a couple of other cars, it rolled down through Crawford Notch last Friday morning.
Source: Union Leader, Manchester, NH, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Quanah Zephyr Passenger Train
Today's the first day the passenger train Zephyr has passed through Wichita Falls since 1967. It started in Ft. Worth, and made a stop in Quanah for a huge celebration. And what a day it was for all 500 passengers aboard.
Source: KAUZ , Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Train depot plans stir memories
the Lawrence City Commission will meet to take up the matter of the Seventh Street train depot. It seems the city can acquire it for a dollar. BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway) is willing to make the donation, or sale — if you want to call $1 a sale.
Source: Journal World, Lawrence , KS, USA
Posted on 6/24/2008
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Busy Saturday for the Depot Museum
Visitors from as far away as Denver Colorado stopped in at the Cameron Depot Museum Saturday Afternoon. Residents from all over Iowa and Missouri were also a part of the tour stopping to experience a little taste of Cameron, Mo as they perused the museums artifacts and building and railroad cars.
Source: Citizen-Observer , Cameron, MO, USA
Posted on 6/23/2008
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City takes control of train museum
The city of Cleveland has taken over the Martin and Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum and hope it will soon reopen.
Source: WXVT , Greenville, MS, USA
Posted on 6/23/2008
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Summer reading at museum
The program, ''I've Been Reading on the Railroad,'' invites elementary school-age children to pick up a reading journal from the museum's store, The Whistle Stop Shop, read eight books and record them in the journal.
Source: Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Posted on 6/23/2008
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Railroad Days highlights
Here's a look at some of the highlights during Railroad Days, which runs Thursday through June 29 in Galesburg.
Source: Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Posted on 6/23/2008
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Riding the rails
Quanah Zephyr’s historic journey includes ‘Indian’ attacks, man in woman’s clothing
Source: Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Posted on 6/22/2008
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Welcome aboard! Railroad retirees gather at Ashford Depot
They have worked on the railroad for most of their adult lives. And, when the 24 retirees (and their spouses) met for the semi-annual meeting of the “Coast Line Group” at the Ashford Depot last Wednesday, there were plenty of stories to tell and a lot of catching up to do.
Source: Dothan Eagle, Dothan , AL, USA
Posted on 6/20/2008
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Trolleys reach end of the line
One of North America's last trolley systems will be unplugged by 2010 after Edmonton councillors decided Wednesday to scrap the vehicles and buy 47 hybrid buses instead.
Source: Edmonton Journal , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posted on 6/20/2008
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Volunteers Lend Hand In Flood-Ravaged Areas
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources organized cleanup efforts, and on Wednesday volunteers were at work at the Mid Continent Railroad Museum.
Source: WISC, Madison, WI, USA
Posted on 6/20/2008
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Restored carriages are back on track
more than 80 years after they first trundled along the tracks taking workers in and out of London, four historic railway carriages rolled into The Poppy Line's station at Holt yesterday looking every bit like they had just come out of the coachworks for the first time.
Source: Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk, England, UK
Posted on 6/20/2008
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'Polar Express' steams into town
The Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was the model for Warner Bros. Pictures 2004 animated film ''The Polar Express,'' was in town Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for a private dinner trip from Bay City to Saginaw for Rail American Inc. executives on Wednesday night.
Source: Bay City Times, Bay City, Michigan, USA
Posted on 6/20/2008
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Residents Fight For Train Station
CSX owns the land and the building. Earlier this month, they planned to tear down the historical landmark.
Source: WPEC, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Posted on 6/19/2008
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Kiwanis land purchase an investment for NRRHOF
Although the board of the National Railroad Hall of Fame recently bought more land in the Kiwanis Park area, the hall’s executive director said plans are still in place to build the attraction downtown.
Source: Galesburg.com, Galesburg, IL, USA
Posted on 6/19/2008
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The train kept a rollin’
Mayor Dennis Johnson and Kris Bassett with the city’s Historic Preservation and Arts Commission Office recognized a group of volunteers that worked on restoring engine 1147 at Locomotive Park.
Source: Wenatchee World Online, Wenatchee, WA, USA
Posted on 6/19/2008
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From the ashes, 'We will rebuild'
The charred remains of Tehachapi’s historic train depot were still smoldering when city residents, some near tears, vowed to rebuild the beloved site.
Source: News, Tehachapi, California, USA
Posted on 6/17/2008
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Railcar back on agenda
The council will go into executive session for a briefing on the trolley car’s renovations, then will be asked to consider and act on what to do about the car.
Source: Daily Sun, Corsicana, Texas, USA
Posted on 6/17/2008
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Heald to speak on railroad history
A long time educator in local schools, Dr. Heald has written 34 books, mostly on the history of the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. His books include seven on railroads — five on the Boston & Maine Railroad, which dominated the New Hampshire rail system, and two on the railroads of central New Hampshire and the White Mountains.
Source: Laconia Citizen, Laconia , NH, USA
Posted on 6/16/2008
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Golden Spike opens Monday
At long last - after 13 years of committees, controversy, and construction - the Golden Spike Tower and Visitors Center will open its doors to the public Monday.
Source: Telegraph, North Platte, Nebraska, USA
Posted on 6/16/2008
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Visitors enjoy derailment
towards the end of the ride, the brakes weren't applied soon enough which caused a collision with the stopper at the end of the track, and the train derailed.
Source: Columbian Progress, Columbia, MS, USA
Posted on 6/16/2008
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Railroad Ties
A publisher of several books on African-American history, Kornwiebel, along with the help of retired history professor, Francis Stites, is leading a project to restore a historic segregated rail car at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo.
Source: SDSUniverse, San Diego, CA, USA
Posted on 6/16/2008
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Sailing into oblivion
[Marine Preservation] Seattle's last old Pacific schooner is about to be dismantled. The Wawona's impending ''death'' this summer offers a lesson in the challenges of maritime preservation. It's a tough end for a landmark ship that people have worked so hard for so long to save.
Source: Crosscut, Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on 6/15/2008
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Steam train delayed
The Milwaukee Road steam train, which was originally scheduled to pass through Watertown later this month as part of an excursion run, will come through later this summer.
Source: Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, WI, USA
Posted on 6/15/2008
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Working to scale
Members of the Onslow County Model Rail-road Club are working with BOLD to refurbish a Bay Window Caboose that was found deteriorating in the woods in 1999.
Source: ENC Today, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Posted on 6/15/2008
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Preservation on track
A local group is trying to bring the borough's iron horse out of pasture.
Source: inYork, York, PA, USA
Posted on 6/15/2008
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Ridgway can lay claim for hatching of 'Galloping Geese'
The famed ''Motors'' (also known as ''Galloping Geese'' late in their careers) of the Rio Grande Southern (RGS) Railroad were conceived in 1931 by RGS receiver Victor Miller as a money-saving substitute for steam powered passenger trains.
Source: OurayNews.com, Ouray, CO, USA
Posted on 6/13/2008
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Students renovate Mount Sterling depot
The renovation, under way for about two years, has become a schoolwide community service and hands-on learning project for teachers and students at Montgomery County High, many of whom will work at the depot over the summer months.
Source: Kentucky.com , Lexington, KY, USA
Posted on 6/13/2008
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Captive caboose could be cut loose
The Oakton Junction caboose is a familiar sight to Oakton Street drivers. But the caboose could find another home if owner Moran Transportation is unable to use it in its new plans for the site.
Source: Niles Herald Spectator, Park Ridge, IL, USA
Posted on 6/13/2008
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Local crowds turn out to hear about historic railroad
Local residents, society members and railroad enthusiasts all came out to hear John Kilbride, president of the Camden &Amboy Railroad Historical Group, speak about the history of the first railroad line in New Jersey.
Source: Sentinel, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Posted on 6/13/2008
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