UPDATE – The Lake Shore Railway Historical Society has just received a $3000 grant award from the Tom E. Dailey Foundation Inc. of Chicago for the Locomotive Rescue Fund, specifically for moving locomotives to North East. A very big Thank You goes out to the foundation for their generous donation and to everyone involved in […]
GE Donates Locomotive Control Console to Lake Shore Railway Museum
Erie General Electric has donated a locomotive control stand to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society for display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum. It was used in one of the test labs at Erie GE for many years. The control stand is similar to what was installed in many GE Dash 8 locomotives, but […]
GE 23 Ton BoxCab Locomotive Arrives at Lake Shore Railway Museum
Our newest addition has just arrived in North East and is on location at the museum. It’s a 1939 General Electric 23 ton boxcab locomotive. It has, shall we say, a very functional look, but it will be restored this season and you will see it running on our tracks. The incredible variety of GE […]
GE Wins Big Locomotive Contract
GE has announced that South Africa has placed a large order for locomotives with GE: Transnet said today that it would buy 233 advanced Evolution Series locomotives developed by GE Transportation. This new purchase comes on top of 143 locomotives that Transnet ordered from GE since 2010. It’s part of a 1000 locomotive order. GE […]