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November 5, 2025

BC Museum Restores Electric

The Railway Museum of British Columbia has completed a long-awaited cosmetic restoration of British Columbia Electric Railway motor 960.

November 4, 2025

Chicagoland transit authorities, including Metra commuter rail and the Chicago Transit Authority, will avoid falling off the fiscal cliff in 2026.

November 3, 2025

R&N made a $10 million offer in early October to purchase the railroad assets of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority.

October 31, 2025

The city of Ottawa, Ont., is studying the potential to transfer the responsibility of the O-Train light rail system to the province.

October 30, 2025

California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit has completed installation work on its Next Generation Fare Gates at its heavy commuter rail stations.

October 29, 2025

One of only three surviving Denver & Rio Grande Western C-16 class 2-8-0 locomotives will be restored to operation.

October 28, 2025

Activation of PTC, which could happen as soon as this week, is expected to bring about several significant changes along the route.

October 24, 2025

Amtrak service could return to Detroit’s famed Michigan Central Station — or at least a new one built nearby.

October 23, 2025

The Willamette Shore Trolley became Oregon’s first solar-powered railroad this fall and only the second in the world.

October 22, 2025

For the first time in the agency’s history, Metro-North trains will serve New York’s Capital Region.