The Southeastern Railway Museum celebrated the public return of its beloved locomotive, Southern Railway 6901, after a 14-month restoration in the Museum’s shop.
Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo on Sunday presented a lecture examining one of the most significant — and often overlooked — events in American railroad history: the 1886 change of the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s track gauge.
The Southeastern Railway Museum plans to unveil Southern Railway No. 6901 on May 1, marking the return of a landmark passenger locomotive to public view following restoration work.
The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved two projects for grant funding at its bi-monthly meeting last month. Three additional projects were also granted state funds to help their applications compete for federal funding. Collectively, the commission’s $3.9 million in grant funding assistance will result in nearly $66.1 million in infrastructure investment in Ohio, officials said in a release. The commission approved a $300,000 grant to the Ross County Engineer’s Office to replace a roadway bridge spanning the state-owned Jackson Rail Line. With approval of this grant, the $1.5 million project will reopen the roadway to vehicular traffic, with the County
Sugar Express LLC and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced in a Facebook post that steam locomotive No. 1504 will be donated to TVRM, shifting the engine’s future from a planned restoration project to museum stewardship.
The Surface Transportation Board has denied a request to remove the 40-mile Fort Bragg-Willits rail corridor from the national rail network, preserving the line for continued freight and passenger use.
Wabtec Corp. has completed its acquisition of Dellner Couplers, a Swedish company specializing in couplers and gangways for passenger rail rolling stock.