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The Chippewa Creek sits on the lead after delivery to Midwest. This photo shows the compartment side of the car.

New Arrival on Site

 Midwest Railway Preservation Society and The Catalpa Falls Group, LLC have reached an agreement for storage of the Chippewa Creek Pullman passenger car at our facilities during its' restoration.  The More...

GTW 4070 Cab

4070 Progress While efforts are underway to locate, inspect and catalog all of the parts that have been removed from 4070 and put in storage, crews are being formed to work on other areas of the restoration project. In December the cab of 4070 was brought into... More

photo by Nick Resar

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 first time, the Saturday events included evening... More

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"America" Update December 21, 2019 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 More...
Here Comes Santa Claus! December 1, 2019 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, More...
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...