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President Joe Biden to award Medal of Honor to two Civil War soldiers for Great Locomotive Chase
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who...
Santa Fe No. 2926 makes first visit in 2024 to Albuquerque’s Rail Yards - Trains
Trains.com· 10 hours agoAdding on to the itinerary was the June 26-27 appearance of steam locomotive No. 2926, making its...
Biden will bestow Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
Toronto Star· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Wednesday to two...
'Pride of fleet' heritage locomotive celebrates 30 years' service
BBC News· 6 days agoA volunteer-run heritage railway is celebrating one of their diesel locomotives reaching 30 years in...
Former UP and Conrail locomotives in Estonia go to scrap - Trains
Trains.com· 4 days agoA fleet of GE-built former Union Pacific and Conrail locomotives exported to Estonia two decades ago...
Historic steam train passes through Niverville
Local Journalism Initiative via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoIt’s called the Final Spike Steam Tour, a three-country trek featuring The Empress 2816, a 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built in 1930. The Empress...
Kent weekly round-up: 29 June - 5 July 2024
BBC News· 3 hours agoThe story about nine-year-old double amputee Tony Hudgell attending a private gathering with Queen Camilla proved a popular read this week. After weeks...
Civil War raiders in Georgia receiving posthumous Medals of Honor at White House event
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoVolunteers from the Union Army commandeered a Confederate locomotive outside of Big Shanty (now...
Civil War soldiers in wild train hijacking receive Medal of Honor
Detroit News· 2 days agoTwo U.S. soldiers, executed 162 years ago for their role in a daring Civil War mission to hijack a ...
Sioux City museum announces joint effort to return Great Northern 4-6-2 to operation - Trains
Trains.com· 1 day agoAlready facing one major project — recovery from major flood damage — the Sioux City Railroad Museum...
