UP Appeals Order to Release CEO Speech, Merger Tensions Escalate
Union Pacific appealed the release of a video of CEO Jim Vena’s March speech, in which he allegedly threatened shippers who opposed the UP-NS merger.
Durango & Silverton Challenged By Continuous Flooding
Flooding in southwest Colorado has plagued the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with washouts, debris flows and high-water damage.
America 250 Locomotive Celebration at Spencer
A once-in-a-lifetime gathering of colorful patriotic locomotives and equipment at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, co-sponsored by Railfan & Railroad.
A Hundred Years on the Route 66 Railway
The “Mother Road” celebrates a century, intertwined with the former Santa Fe rails that follow it to the Pacific.
Photo Line: The Old C&NW at Owanka, South Dakota
Owanka, South Dakota, is located on former Chicago & North Western rails, now operated by the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.
Camera Bag: Drone Bans?
If you enjoy railfanning with a drone, go out and get those unique views while you can because nothing is certain with new regulations.
Inventing the Southwest
Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.



















