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A Bit of Railroad History

 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 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 will take place throughout the Cleveland area and in... More
This Year's Guitar Raffle 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 for the guitar will be on sale at the Bunny Run... More

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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...
How to Get to Akron by Train in the 1940's March 4, 2019 (A Look Back in Time) The recent Cleveland Plain Dealer article featuring Executive Director Steve Korpos and Midwest Railway Preservation Society prompted Bernice Scher Rothman to email MRPS and More...
A Recent Saturday at the Roundhouse February 20, 2019 Every week an email is sent to all active members of Midwest outlining the planned projects for the coming Saturday, the day when most active members come to volunteer their time. Projects are More...
"Soo Line Star" Update January 29, 2019 In the December newsletter we wrote about the "Soo Line Star" monikers on our AC & Y boxcar. The monikers have been removed and the boxcar awaits replacement of the removed steel plates. Scot More...
Roundhouse Raffle January 21, 2019 Midwest member Sid Workman has begun work on another guitar for our third annual raffle.  This year's edition will be a bass guitar and includes a bass amplifier as well.  Once again all proceeds More...
Wheel Benches... Own Yours Today January 3, 2019 Each wheel bench has a custom hand grab made by our blacksmith and the cost is $3,000.00 plus delivery. The TimberTech for the seat would be the customer choice of colors. Finish on the wheels can be More...
The SOO Line Star December 27, 2018 Long before the "tagging" of rail cars became commonplace and considered an art form, railroad workers were leaving their marks on cars that they had worked on. The workers marked the cars with their More...
Santa Visits Midwest December 21, 2018 The last open houses of the year are history and by all accounts were a huge success.  The Saturday open houses held on November 24th and December 1st were attended by the largest numbers of visitors More...