The Southeastern Railway Museum has completed a major ownership transition that places most of its historic assets directly under Museum control following an agreement with the National Railway Historical Society.
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.