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A Look Back at Railroad History

In September of 1953, the Pennsylvania Railroad brought a replica of the original "John Bull" Locomotive to Cleveland where it was on display at the old Pennsy passenger station downtown near the More...
April Fool's Revisited Periodically, readers of Marker Lights send feedback on certain articles that catch their attention, sometimes to add their input based on personal knowlege.
Recently, "Nancy" asked us how we could make an April Fool's Joke out of the JDNX 50 cab.... More
The Restoration of 4070 Recently there have been a lot of negative comments posted on social media regarding MRPS and the ongoing restoration of our light Mikado steam locomotive 4070. Most of these posts come from people that believe the "fake news" of other social... More

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America Update April 27, 2020 Although the roundhouse has been closed to volunteers for more than a month MRPS was able to bring in some contract help to continue with the inspection of the air conditioning system. It had been More...
Midwest to Conduct Online Classes April 27, 2020 Along with having to cancel our weekly work sessions at the roundhouse it was also necessary to cancel all of the on site classes that had been scheduled to take place after the closing. With the More...
MRPS Annual Meeting and Trustee Election April 26, 2020 The annual meeting of Midwest Railway Preservation Society this year is scheduled for May 12th. One important activity connected to this meeting is the election of Trustees to the Board. The three More...
"America" Update February 28, 2020 Work continues on the "America" and continues to be a high priority for Midwest. Wall panel repairs have been completed along with wallpaper repair and replacement in the dining room. The lounge More...
4070 Progress (Update 2) February 24, 2020 Volunteers continue working on the cab of 4070. One side panel has been removed and is being used as a template for construction of the replacement. The restoration is being done in sections to More...
Storage Track Demolition February 21, 2020 Midwest made good use of the mild mid-January weather by assigning a work crew to tear out a large portion of the storage track next to the roundhouse. For years, MRPS has been plagued by problems More...
New Arrival on Site February 16, 2020 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...
4070 Progress (Update 1) January 30, 2020 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 More...
Midwest Holiday Open Houses December 31, 2019 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...
"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...