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December 15, 2025
Flood Knocks BNSF Out in Northwest
Historic flooding in the Pacific Northwest during the second week of December affected several key BNSF Railway main lines, especially in Washington.
December 12, 2025
Future Uncertain for Yakima Trolley
Washington’s Yakima Valley Trolleys will start the new year without an operating agreement, putting the operation’s future in limbo.
December 11, 2025
Sir Nigel Gresley’s Oldest Locomotive to Return to Steam
The oldest surviving steam locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley — the master locomotive builder behind famous engines like the Flying Scotsman — is expected to return to service in 2026.
December 10, 2025
Cosmetic Restoration of MILW U25B Underway in Washington
The Cascade Rail Foundation is presently working with Columbia Rail in Richland, Wash., to repaint MILW 5057 for eventual display in South Cle Elum.
December 9, 2025
Buffalo NFTA Metro Rail Opens New DL&W Station
Buffalo’s Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority opened the new DL&W Station inside the former Lackawanna trainshed on December 8.
December 8, 2025
Alberta Short Line Scores New Wheat Move
The Battle River Railway, a farmer-owned railroad in central Alberta, has begun moving wheat in partnership with Canadian National.
December 5, 2025
Pere Marquette 1225 Returns to Service
Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 has returned to service just in time to lead the 2025 edition of the Steam Railroading Institute’s North Pole Express excursions.
December 4, 2025
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Looks to Build South
In December, the museum announced its intention to build a quarter-mile of track extending south from its campus in Alna, Maine.
December 3, 2025
UPDATE: Rail Museum to Vacate Erie Turntable Site in Port Jervis
The city of Port Jervis, N.Y., informed the museum earlier this year that the turntable site would be remediated and sold for redevelopment.
December 2, 2025
UPDATE: BNSF Calls on STB to Review ‘Harm’ Caused by UP-SP Merger
BNSF Railway is urging federal regulators to examine the “harms” caused by the 1996 merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
