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The End of the Line

 The Pennsylvania Railroad business car has reached the end of the line. After sitting idle on our storage track for many years with no funds available for restoration it has reached the point where More...
4070 Raffle Christmas has come early here at Midwest Railway!
This delightful O Guage Christmas Layout is being raffled off. All proceeds go to the 4070 restoration.
Tickets are only $1 or 6 for $5.
Included with the layout is a Lionel Postwar Turbine Loco and... More
Youth Day at the Roundhouse Sunday, April 7th was a special day at the B&O Roundhouse. Midwest held its' first ever Youth Day giving our youngest members a unique opportunity for some hands on experience reflecting what our certified train crew members do on a daily basis... More

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Restoration of No. 90 May 23, 2019 Restoration work is currently being performed on Nickel Plate passenger car No. 90. The work is funded by a grant that was awarded by the John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust in the amount of $18,000.00 More...
Cleveland History Days Update May 11, 2019 Planning for the second annual Cleveland History Days is well under way and as we wrote in the April issue of Marker Lights, Midwest Railway Preservation Society is participating by holding open More...
Announcement May 8, 2019 For the past six years Horizon Rail, LLC has leased space from Midwest Railway Preservation Society in the Historic B&O Roundhouse. A new lease agreement was presented to Horizon in January More...
Midwest Bass April 22, 2019 MRPS is offering you a chance to own this one-of-a-kind HANDMADE electric guitar! The bass guitar, built by our own member and terrific volunteer Sid Workman of Swamp Road Guitar Company, features a More...
A Bit of Railroad History April 18, 2019 A few months ago in Marker Lights we wrote about "monikers" that were left by railroad workers on cars that they worked on. Another piece of railroad history from bygone days are the symbols left by More...
Cleveland History Days April 15, 2019 As you may have noticed, Midwest has recently changed the date of its' June open house to Saturday June 29th and Sunday June 30th. This was done to coincide with Cleveland History Days events that More...
This Year's Guitar Raffle April 2, 2019 Member and volunteer Sid Workman has completed the guitar for this year's raffle. As written in a previous newsletter, the guitar is a bass guitar and includes an amplifier and carrying case. Tickets More...
Ride with the Easter Bunny March 19, 2019 One of the more popular open house events here at Midwest Railway Preservation Society is fast approaching. Our ride with the Easter Bunny this year is scheduled for Saturday April 13th and Saturday More...
Grant Awarded to Midwest March 11, 2019 Midwest has been awarded a grant from the John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust in the amount of $18,000. John Emery was an avid rail enthusiast who enjoyed riding trains the world over. The Trust was More...
4070 Update March 7, 2019 Although the Grand Trunk Western 4070 steam locomotive is temporarily sitting outside waiting for an open stall inside the roundhouse, the restoration project continues.  As mentioned earlier in this More...