January 2024

Western Maryland Scenic expands by leasing Georges Creek line and 80-ton locomotive

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR), based in Cumberland, Maryland, has announced that they have acquired the Georges Creek line in Allegany County, Maryland. WMSR will lease the line from the owner, Eighteen Thirty Group, LLC, and operate it as the WSMR Georges Creek Division. Both passenger and freight opportunities have been touted as the […]

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Consumers Energy donates diesel switcher to Steam Railroading Institute

The Steam Railroading Institute (SRI) in Michigan has received a donation of a SW1200 EMD locomotive from Consumers Energy. Before being donated, the locomotive’s number was changed to 1155, which is the number designation given to steam locomotives built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Pere Marquette railroad. The locomotive was built

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