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Coronavirus: The full list of when UK railways are reopening – Thursday 25th June 2020

  • Posted On: 26 June 2020

Coronavirus: The full list of when railways are reopening – Thursday 25th June 2020

Reopening Dates...
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70 Years and 8 Million Miles Later... Amtrak Donates Well-Traveled Sleeping Car to Museum.(Museum of the American Railroad)

  • Posted On: 24 June 2020
When the Budd Company of Philadelphia delivered sleeping car #1417 “Pacific Gardens” to the Union Pacific Railroad in 1950, no one could have envisioned the car lasting well into the next century. Aside from its service on UP’s famed streamliners, the advent of Amtrak in 1971 extended its career another 35 years. The quasi-government corporation absorbed most of the surviving rail passenger cars from the private railroads, and Pacific Gardens was among them.
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Museum of The American Railroad: FCS Construction of Frisco wrapped up installation of storm drainage and application of flex-base material for the next phase of track construction.

  • Posted On: 24 June 2020
FCS Construction of Frisco wrapped up installation of storm drainage and application of flex-base material for the next phase of track construction. Work was completed on June 12. The underground storm drainage network is now 90% complete for the overall site engineering design. While not necessarily exciting to talk about, the network is essential for adequate site drainage and prevention of deterioration of thousands of crossties. 
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North Norfolk Railway......opening on 8th July 2020

  • Posted On: 24 June 2020

IMPORTANT NEWS

We are thrilled to announce that, following Boris Johnson’s statement earlier today, we will be able to open our doors to the public once again on the 8th July.
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