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UPDATE: Third group of cars in MAR collection headed for Frisco

By Tim Blackwell/Cowcatcher Magazine The third group of rail cars to move to the Museum of American Railroad’s new home left Irving today and is expected to arrive in Frisco, TX by late this afternoon or early evening. A eight-car consist left BNSF’s Irving yard …

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MAR to move second set of cars today; first pieces to leave Fair Park location assembled

The second set of cars to be moved to the Museum of the American Railroad’s new location in Frisco, TX is expected to arrive later today. The museum reported on its website late last week that a six-car consist mostly made up of passenger equipment …

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BREAKING NEWS: First cars to be moved in museum collection arrive in Frisco

From staff reports The first cars to be transported to the new tracks at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, TX arrived at their new home after 4 p.m. today, according to a museum spokesperson. A dedicated six-car consist of the Santa Fe …

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Museum gets okay from FRA to move collection

FRISCO, TX — Museum of the American Railroad officials met Tuesday with representatives of the host railroads and planned logistics for the upcoming move of the museum’s 40-piece collection to Frisco. The museum’s website reported that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has granted the move …

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UPDATE: Museum drives gold spike to complete track; approvals needed to move collection

Track work at the Museum of the American Railroad’s new site in Frisco, TX, was complete Thursday with a ceremonial driving of the last spikes. The benchmark completes some 4,000 feet of track as part of Phase 1A construction which allows for movement of the …

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MAR close to moving equipment collection

By Tim Blackwell / Cowcatcher Magazine FRISCO, TX — With only one piece of track left to install, the Museum of the American Railroad is almost connected to its equipment collection that sits 55 miles away at Dallas Fair Park. A section of track on …

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