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Midwest Holiday Open Houses

 All of the planning and weeks of decorating paid off as the annual Christmas Open House events went off without a hitch. Over 500 visitors attended the open houses over the two weekends and for the More...

Dining room wall panels beneath the windows are undergoing much needed repair with the work being done by member Dennis Wert. Some similar repairs will be done in the lounge as well.

"America" Update Work continues in the effort to get the "America" back in shape for private rail car excursions.
 
All of the loose furniture has been removed from the car and placed in a storage container for future use thereby making it easier to perform repairs... More
Here Comes Santa Claus! Preparations are well underway for Santa's yearly visit to the Historic B&O Roundhouse. This year our annual Christmas open houses will take place over two weekends and for the first time ever, include evening hours. Midwest's volunteer elves... More

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W&LE Falls Junction Depot November 14, 2019 A Piece of Railroad History This fine example of a small country railway depot is located in Glenwillow, Ohio on the line of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway company. It was built in 1883 by the More...
PRESENTING... the "AMERICA" October 31, 2019 The much anticipated arrival of the recently donated New York Central Business Car "America" took place on Sunday September 15th when the car was delivered by CSX to the Clark receiving yard and More...
Crunch Time! October 22, 2019 Readers of Marker Lights are well aware of Midwest's ongoing efforts to complete the exterior restoration of CTVX passenger car Number 90. A grant awarded from the Emery Rail Heritage Trust for $18, More...
Mystery Solved! October 1, 2019 In the September issue of Marker Lights we asked if anyone could remember exactly what the sign on the upper section of the sliding door between the roundhouse and machine shop read. Paul Volosyn and More...
Please Help Us Restore the Roundhouse! September 11, 2019 The photo above of stalls 6 through 10 was taken a few years ago before the restoration process of this section was begun. Since then a lot of progress has been accomplished but there is still a long More...
Deaccession of Rolling Stock September 3, 2019 One common problem most organizations similar to Midwest faces is the lack of funds to perform restoration efforts on older pieces of rolling stock. Some pieces may be unique and have a historic More...
Midwest Members Field Trip, Part 2 August 26, 2019 In the July edition of Marker Lights we highlighted the first part of the MRPS field trip for members that took place on Saturday June 15th. The Adlake manufacturing facility was the first stop, and More...
New Open House Date Added August 15, 2019 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 August 7, 2019 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 More...
Midwest Members Field Trip, Part 1 July 24, 2019 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 More...