Train Equipment & Operations

Christmas Train Traditions Through the Years

[caption id="attachment_20459" align="alignright" width="222"] The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first eastern railroad company to operate dome cars like the one prominently featured in this holiday advertisement from the 1950s. Today the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad operates over a former B&O line.[/caption] Trains and Christmas...

Support the Railroad this Holiday Season

For generations, families have been making memories on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.  2017 marks CVSR’s 45th anniversary since its founding, and CVSR has transformed from a commuter train transporting passengers from Cleveland to Hale Farm & Village into one of America’s longest and most scenic...

CVSR Announces New Preservation Fund

A key part of CVSR’s mission as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is maintaining and preserving our historic railroad cars. This preservation work is time consuming, expensive and requires ongoing care. CVSR will be establishing a “Preservation Fund” to help support the safety and integrity of...

CVSR Experiences Growth through Bike, Hike & Run Aboard! Program

2016 was an amazing year for Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.  The organization welcomed record ridership with 117,800 aboard its National Park Scenic Excursions; over 8,000 students aboard its Student Explorer series; and over 23,000 aboard its Bike, Hike & Run Aboard programs. With the support of...

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Behind the Scenes: Exterior Restoration of Coach #6217

This spring CVSR made upgrades to the exterior of Coach #6217 thanks to grant funding from the John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust, Robert O. & Annamae Orr Foundation and O’Neill Brothers Foundation. The #6217 The 6217 was originally built in 1947 by the Budd Company as...

CVSR Restoring Mural Aboard the St. Lucie Sound Car

The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) is working with ICA Art Conservation on a new project to restore a mural on the Saint Lucie Sound car. The Saint Lucie Sound is a luxury, sleek tavern lounge observation car, acquired by CVSR from the Haslinger family in...

CVSR Adds Paul Revere Parlor Car to Fleet for 2017 Season

New in 2017, CVSR will be offering passengers the opportunity to travel in the Paul Revere, a historic private cafe-lounge car originally built and commissioned with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the largest railroad within the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century, operating over...

#1129 Rebuild for Bike Aboard!

Built in 1954 for the Northern Pacific Railroad as a baggage car, #1129 spent many years traveling the rails of the Northwest and Midwest on long distance passenger trains from locations like Seattle and Chicago.  The car was later purchased by Amtrak in the early...

Locomotive #6777 Rebuild

In Mid-2015, CVSR embarked on a project to rebuild its locomotive #6777, with a goal towards reducing fuel and oil consumption, along with emissions. Some major highlights of the rebuild include the following:  Prime mover overhaul, fuel injection system, turbo, wiring, air brake upgrade, Auto-start, new...