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March 13, 2026
Pennsylvania’s Station Inn Reopens Popular Bar
The Station Inn has reopened its popular basement bar after a 20-year hiatus.
March 12, 2026
Mt. Washington Receives New Boiler
New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Cog Railway has received the first of two new boilers.
March 11, 2026
IRM Opens New Storage Facility
The Illinois Railway Museum has completed construction of its newest equipment storage barn.
March 10, 2026
Dollywood Converts Steam Locomotives Back to Oil
Dollywood is converting two of its former White Pass & Yukon steam locomotives from coal to oil burners.
March 9, 2026
Amtrak F40 Donated to Nevada Museum
An Amtrak F40PH, or at least what remains of it, has been donated to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City.
March 6, 2026
New F40 Lease Fleet Enters Service on MBTA
A group of rebuilt F40PH locomotives is entering service on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Commuter Rail.
March 5, 2026
Cosmetic Restoration of NP 4-6-0 Underway in Montana
A cosmetic restoration of a Northern Pacific S-4 class 4-6-0 is underway in Missoula, Mont.
March 4, 2026
CPKC, CN Becomes First Class Is to Unveil 250th Units
Calgary-based CPKC has become the first Class I railroad to unveil a specially painted unit in tribute to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
March 3, 2026
Amtrak Scraps Plans for Long-Distance Bi-Levels
Amtrak had previously indicated it wanted to keep using bi-level equipment, like the Superliners, as it currently does on some routes, especially in the west.
March 2, 2026
Reading 2100 Passes FRA Steam Test
Reading Company 4-8-4 2100 successfully passed a steam test observed by the Federal Railroad Administration on February 26 and 27 in Cleveland, Ohio.
