Rail News
The latest railroad industry news related to North American diesels current and classic, brought to you by the editors of Diesel Era Magazine.
MILW Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved
The EMD SD40-2 still wears its Pan Am paint but will be repainted into the Milwaukee Road bicentennial scheme at the Oklahoma Railway Museum.
Genesee Valley Transportation Acquires Historic Alco PA NKP 190
Genesee Valley Transportation has purchased Doyle McCormack’s Alco PA diesel, and will move it to Scranton to complete its restoration for planned future operation in fan trip service.
Inland Northwest Rail Museum acquires rare EMD SD9 and F7A
The last surviving EMD F7A of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle and the last SD9 purchased by Great Northern Railway are both moving to the Inland Northwest Rail Museum in eastern Washington.
Santa Claus is coming to town in an SD40-3
Colorado’s Royal Gorge Route has a holiday-themed locomotive for 2022!
Riding on “The City of New Orleans”
Chargers are becoming more common to see on Amtrak trains, as these Siemens-built units begin replacing the 1990s Genesis fleet built by General Electric.
SHIP IT ON THE WAMX?
A Frisco veteran recently was refreshed in WAMX’s black and yellow livery.
CSX cosmetically restores rare C30-7 diesel locomotive for Kentucky Steam Heritage
CSX has repainted a retired General Electric C30-7 into the Louisville & Nashville “Family Lines” livery of the late 1970s for donation to Kentucky Steam Heritage.
Santa Fe Bicentennial Unit 5704 Restoration Completed
The restoration of former BNSF 6484 as Santa Fe Bicentennial unit 5704 has been completed by volunteers and contractors at Mid-America Railcar in Kansas City.
Illinois Central SW14 Preserved by Monticello Railway Museum
The Monticello Railway Museum has acquired a unique Illinois Central SW14 locomotive, rebuilt from an SW7 in 1977.
Last Santa Fe SF30C Saved by Arizona State Railroad Museum
The nation’s last example of Santa Fe’s SF30C rebuild model has been acquired by the Arizona State Railroad Museum, scheduled to open to the public in 2024.
