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B&O museum begins cosmetic restoration of American Freedom Train locomotive (updated)
The B&O Railroad Museum is beginning its full cosmetic restoration of American Freedom Train No. 1, the former Reading Co.
These 13 women kept SLO’s railroad running during WWII. ‘A man’s job — but I can do it’
The 13 grease-streaked, overall-clad feminine “roundhousers” who work right along with the men in the roundhouse, where engines are brought for general overhauling, repairs and checkups, as machinists ...
A Hobbyist’s Death Starts a Race to Save a Railroad
A model railroad club seeks a buyer for the New Jersey house that’s been its home for six decades. The pitch: Inherit 3,500 ...
The California train loop among '7 wonders of the railroad world'
The Tehachapi Loop in California's Central Valley is a 3,799-foot-long rail spiral that first allowed passenger trains to ...
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Sparks machine shop, piece of the city's rail era history, to be demolished in early 2025
A historic machine shop built in 1904 by Southern Pacific Railroad as part of its railyard operations will be torn down, according to the city of Sparks. The massive brick structure on Nugget ...
All aboard: 8 entertaining train and railroad attractions in San Diego County and Tijuana
From Campo to Balboa Park and even Tijuana, our region offers several ways to enjoy train rides and train history ...
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Union Pacific Railroad unveils ultra-low emission diesel locomotives
Just days after we wrote about the problem of trying to introduce cleaner locomotives into existing railway's fleets, Union Pacific Railroad has unveiled the first of 60 new environmentally ...