Santa Fe 2926 Completes Main Line Test Runs
Santa Fe 2926 completed successful test runs on a former Santa Fe main line in New Mexico, covering 80 miles Sept. 26 and 27.
Union Pacific Tests New Battery Locomotives
Union Pacific took delivery of two Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives in Southern California, with two more arriving in October.
Quebec’s MLW Survivors
Regional railroads across Quebec continue to keep vintage Montreal Locomotive Works diesels busy hauling freight.
WNYP Alco Farewell
After 25 years of four and six-axle Alco power, Western New York & Pennsylvania’s colorful Century fleet is giving way to secondhand EMDs.
2026 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.
Camera Bag: Lessons From Stein
The Center for Railroad Photography & Art dives into the collection of Richard Steinheimer, arguably the greatest western railroad photographer of the 20th century.
Alco: Sometimes Sentiment Wins
Sometimes affection for a machine, however irrational it may seem, wins out over the pursuasion of the bottom line.



















