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New Open House Date Added

 The Trustees of Midwest Railway Preservation Society have added another open house date to the calendar. Due to the interest generated by the donation to the organization of the business car "America More...
Sponsor a Repair Midwest's efforts to restore the Historic B&O Roundhouse, 4070 and other unique pieces of rolling stock require the use of ancillary equipment such as fork lifts, man lifts, tractors, generators, pressure washers and many more too numerous to... More
Midwest Members Field Trip, Part 1 MRPS scheduled a field trip for members that took place on Saturday June 15th. Attendees met at the roundhouse at 7:00 am and car pooled to Elkhart, Indiana where they toured the Adlake manufacturing facility and the New York Central Railroad Museum... More

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It's Alive! July 20, 2019 We have power to the turntable! Final electrical connections have been made and after many years of rotating the turntable by pulling it with a bulldozer, it can now run under its' own power. many More...
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Spotlight on Midwest July 1, 2019 While the donation of the "America" business car is our highlight story of the month, there was an exciting occurrence at the roundhouse on May 22nd. MRPS was visited by Laura DeMarco of the Plain More...
Business Car Donation June 20, 2019 After working behind the scenes for the past few months, Midwest Railway Preservation Society can now officially announce the donation of the business car "The America". The car, built in 1927 by More...
The End of the Line June 6, 2019 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 May 28, 2019 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 More...
Youth Day at the Roundhouse May 27, 2019 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 More...
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...