OCTOBER 2025: Our Annual All-Alco Issue kicks off with a beautiful photo essay by Ted Benson and Dave Stanley covering the final years of common carrier operation on the Nevada Northern, coupled with a story by Associate Editor Justin Franz about the current roster of preserved diesels at the museum. Andrew Nelson looks back at the Alco era on Lake Superior & Ishpeming, while Justin Franz and Otto Vondrak recap the amazing three-decade journey to restore to operation one of the last surviving Alco PA diesels. All this and more in the October issue of Railfan & Railroad!
Trump Tries to ‘Terminate’ Hudson River Tunnel Funding

Trump Tries to ‘Terminate’ Hudson River Tunnel Funding

The Gateway Project has been called “the most urgent infrastructure project in America.”


Wilmington & Western to Resume Operations

Wilmington & Western to Resume Operations

Delaware’s Wilmington & Western Railroad was gearing up to reopen in late October after spending much of the year doing locomotive and track maintenance.


Alcos in Indian Summer

Alcos in Indian Summer

The waning years of Nevada Northern’s common-carrier freight service provided great opportunities for Alco action in the desert.


From Relic to Runner

From Relic to Runner

Genesee Valley Transportation’s restored “Nickle Plate Road” Alco PA fulfills a dream three decades in the making.


2025 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners

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2025 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners

Each year, we ask our readers to submit their best shots for consideration in our annual Center Spread Contest.


In Search of the Decisive Moment

In Search of the Decisive Moment

How much planning do you do? Along the way, something always seems to happen that makes for a memorable photographic image.


The Longevity of Alco

The Longevity of Alco

More than six decades after Alco ceased production, many of their diesels continue to soldier on — but for how much longer?


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