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Kentucky Steam’s SD40-2 diesel repainted in Norfolk & Western scheme
Kentucky Steam’s SD40-2 diesel repainted in Norfolk & Western scheme By | October 22, 2023 Photo charter with locomotive and additional 1980s-era equipment scheduled for Jan. 27, 2024 Repainted Norfolk & Western SD40-2 diesel No. 6162 at “The Yard” of the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., in October 2023. Casey Thomason IRVIN, Ky. — The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. unveiled its repainted SD40-2 diesel locomotive, which has been returned to its as-delivered Norfolk & Western all-black color scheme. The project was a collaboration of multiple individuals and parties, led by former Norfolk Southern corporate photographer Casey Thomason. “It’s a cool pet project that I brought to Kentucky Steam a year or so ago, and I’m glad they were as enthusiastic about it as I was,” said Thomason. No. 6162 was built in May 1978 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in LaGrange, Ill. The 1982 merger with the ...
First VIA Siemens trainsets begin serving Toronto
First VIA Siemens trainsets begin serving Toronto By Bob Johnston | October 24, 2023 Tuesday event features Champagne ceremony The third time’s a charm: After two previous tries, former VIA CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano successfully smashes a bottle on the front coupler of a Charger locomotive while current CEO Mario Péloquin and Siemens’ Michael Cahill look on during ceremonies marking the start of Toronto service by Siemens Venture trainsets. Dave Brook TORONTO — After months of service limited to a handful of round-trips regularly operating between Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City, a VIA Rail Canada Venture trainset made its Toronto debut Tuesday, rolling into the company’s Toronto Maintenance Centre Tuesday after bringing passengers from Ottawa on train no. 41. The first trip was celebrated with a champagne christening ceremony featuring VIA CEO Mario Péloquin; Yves Desjar...
News photo: Massive locomotive move on CSX
News photo: Massive locomotive move on CSX By | October 22, 2023 Units bound for LTEX swell train’s locomotive count to 19 units Email Newsletter Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! CSX train M576-20 has 18 locomotives on the front end as it heads through northern Kentucky en route to Cincinnatin on Oct. 21, 2023. Jeff Wagoner Sixteen locomotives bound for Ohio locomotive leasing and resale company LTEX Rail (Larry’s Truck Electric) swelled the power on CSX train M576-20 to 19 locomotives on Saturday, Oct. 21, as it traveled from Nashville, Tenn., to Cincinnati. Photographer Jeff Wagoner reports the consist included CSX ES44AH No. 3161 and ET44AH No. 3261, followed by units including...
Light rail service to Portland, Ore., airport to resume Sunday
Light rail service to Portland, Ore., airport to resume Sunday By | October 21, 2023 Line to airport was closed in June for station rebuild, addition of second track Email Newsletter Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! The MAX Red Line station at the Portland, Ore., airport as it looked during construction earlier this year. Service to the airport is set to resume on Sunday, Oct. 22. TriMet via Facebook PORTLAND, Ore.— Light rail service to Portland International Airport will be restored on Sunday after a four-month hiatus, transit agency TriMet has announced. Service to the airport was halted in June as part of a $215 million project adding a second track on the MAX Red Line segment leadin...
Threatening skies over rare Standard Cab Norfolk Southern C40-8
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Model Train You Can Ride ON! Waterman & Western Part II
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Regional Rail’s Carolina Coastal introduces new heritage-based paint scheme (ORIGINAL NS COMES TO LIFE!)
News photos: Regional Rail’s Carolina Coastal introduces new heritage-based paint scheme By Scott A. Hartley | October 20, 2023 Design is based on scheme used by original Norfolk Southern, which was merged into Southern Railway Email Newsletter Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! One of two GP15-1 locomotives for Carolina Coastal Railway awaits final work after repainting at Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, Ill. Regional Rail, LLC The Carolina Coastal logo on the GP15’s cab. Regional Rail LLC WILSON, N.C. — Carolina Coastal Railway, which operates 179 miles of tracks in eastern North Carolina once belonging to Seaboard Coast Line and the original (pre-1982) Norfolk South...
N&W No. 611 debuts for the Virginia Scenic Railway’s ‘Shenandoah Valley Limited’
News & Reviews News Wire N&W No. 611 debuts for the Virginia Scenic Railway’s ‘Shenandoah Valley Limited’ N&W No. 611 debuts for the Virginia Scenic Railway’s ‘Shenandoah Valley Limited’ By Lucas Iverson | October 10, 2023 Mainline Mountain railroading to headline the J-class 4-8-4’s fall excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad Norfolk & Western No. 611 traverses the fall foliage along the Buckingham Branch Railroad in October 2023. David Cooper photo GOSHEN, Va. — The first weekend of the Shenandoah Valley Limited with Norfolk & Western steam locomotive No. 611 is now in the books. In its first fall excursion through the home state of Virginia since 1994, the J-class 4-8-4 led six half-day trips unassisted out of Goshen along the Buckingham Branch Railroad with diesels added to the o...