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Two Mountains Appear In the Midwest Yard

 Up until recently, the closest thing to a mountain in the Cleveland area was our  Pullman car Mt. Baxter. In July, two more "mountains" arrived on the lead track in the yard. They are RPCX 1292 " More...
Roundhouse Restoration Resumes Restoration of stalls 6 through 10 of the Historic B&O Roundhouse began in 2017 with an influx of money into the restoration fund that came through the donation of rail from the Ford plant in Brook Park. Much progress was made but the project... More
RPCA Conference Awarded to Midwest for 2022 Ever since Midwest representatives Steve Emling and Steve Korpos returned from the annual Railroad Passenger Car Alliance Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico earlier this year, the Board has been working on a comprehensive proposal aimed at... More

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Thirsty Dog Sponsorship September 1, 2020 Midwest Railway Preservation Society is proud to announce that we have added Thirsty Dog Brewery to our list of sponsors. Details are still in the developement stages, but the sponsorship will More...
A Rare Sighting at Midwest August 3, 2020 The grounds around the Historic B&O Roundhouse are home to many weeds and wildfowers during the temperate months of the year. Some are pleasant looking and add color to the yard. Others are More...
Happy Anniversary! August 1, 2020 This issue of Marker Lights marks the second anniversary of the monthly format for the Midwest Railway Preservation Society newsletter. Previously, Marker Lights was a quarterly publication that was More...
Kit Whipple - Cleveland's Colorful Characters July 25, 2020 Joe gets to talk with author Kit Whipple about his new book about Cleveland and how to gained his research for this book. https://www.wkyc.com/video/entertainment/television/its-about-you/kit-wh...
The Light at the End of the Tunnel Just May be 4070! July 17, 2020 4070 Restoration Efforts Now that the 4070 smoke box cover display has been completed, restoration efforts have returned to other areas of the locomotive that were begun but not completed. Volunteers More...
America Update July 9, 2020 Work continues on the America.  A new hot water heater was purchased and installed that will service the kitchen and crew quarters. When researching replacements, it was determined that the old More...
4070 Committee July 1, 2020 The Trustees of MRPS have formed a committee to direct and oversee the restoration of the 4070 locomotive. The committee, meeting at regular intervals, has been formulating a comprehensive outline of More...
RPCA Conference Update June 30, 2020 Last month in Marker Lights, we outlined the MRPS proposal to the Railroad Passenger Car Alliance to host their annual conference in 2022. The Conference Coordinator of the RPCA, Charles Barthold, More...
The America Fund Lucky 777's Update June 19, 2020 Midwest is well on its' way toward reaching our goal to raise $7000 for the refurbishment of the America private railcar. The amount is being raised to match the initial donation of $7000 made More...
Midwest Has Re-opened For Small Group Tours June 5, 2020 Small Group Sign-up Will Be Available Through Etix for Saturdays in June and July As posted recently on social media, Midwest has opened it's gates for tours to small groups of ten people or less. More...