Iowa Museum Wins Grant For Flood Recovery, Locomotive Restoration
Iowa’s Sioux City Railroad Museum announced in January that it had won a $1.9 million grant from the National Park Service’s Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund to support it following a 2024 flood.
Santa Fe 4-6-2 on Track to Steam in 2027
Santa Fe 4-6-2 3415, the Baldwin built in 1919 and operated by the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad in Kansas, is on track to return to service by Labor Day 2027.
Lake States Remembered
For a brief moment in 1987, Soo Line turned back the clock on its original main lines with classic EMD power.
Today’s RF&P: Still Linking North and South
The former Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac remains a busy corridor for freight and passengers under CSX.
Photo Line: Bringing the ‘Q’ Back to Life
Bringing the late-1950s and early 1960s on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad back to life was the main objective of the “Nebraska Zephyr Night Photo Shoot” in October 2025.
Camera Bag: All About Camera Bags
Organizing your gear and choosing the right camera bag goes a long way toward improving your trackside photography experience.
Railways and the Growth of the ‘Old’ Northwest
Soo Line once connected the Great Lakes with the ‘Old Northwest’ region of the Dakotas, and now part of Canadian Pacific.



















