Flooding Ends Cumbres & Toltec’s Regular Season Early
The Cumbres & Toltec has canceled its final 2026 regular-season excursions due to flooding across the region, the railroad announced Friday.
South Dakota Short Line Plans to Cease Operations
The Sisseton Milbank Railroad has abandoned its plan to rehabilitate its line in eastern South Dakota and will instead ask regulators to cease operations.
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: Shooting Steam and Recreating The Past
Here are a few things I’ve considered over the years when trying to capture images evocative of the steam era.
Inventing the Southwest
Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.


















