December 2023

Oldest surviving Electro-Motive locomotive at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum to be restored to operation

The Mid-Continent Railway museum has announced that Montana and Western No. 31 will be restored to operating condition. The gas-electric motor car was built in 1925 for the Great Northern Railway as No. 2313 and replaced 2-3 car passenger trains across the network. It was donated to Mid-Continent in 1966 and did initially haul passengers […]

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Rio Grande Southern 41 returns to Knott’s Berry Farm after overhaul

Rio Grande Southern (RGS) No. 41 has returned to the Calico Railroad at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Since early 2022 she has been in Durango, CO at the Durango & Silverton Railroad (D&S) receiving an overhaul in conjunction with her 1472 day inspection. RGS 41 is an oil-burning, 2-8-0 locomotive, classified as

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