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May 15, 2026
Rio Grande 2-8-0 Comes ‘Home’ for Restoration
A narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-0 that has spent the last 70 years at a California amusement park will run on “home rails” in early June.
May 14, 2026
David Plowden, Noted Documentary Photographer and Author, Dies at 93
David Plowden captured the end of steam and went on to become an acclaimed American documentary photographer.
May 14, 2026
Union Pacific Defends Revised Merger Application
Union Pacific said its revised application to acquire Norfolk Southern — a deal that would create a 50,000-mile rail system covering 43 states — is “comprehensive and complete.”
May 13, 2026
Fundraising Continues to Restore Louisville & Nashville 152
The Kentucky Railway Museum needs to raise about $400,000 to complete the restoration of Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 152.
May 12, 2026
NYC Mohawk on Track to Move this Summer
The 3001 is the largest surviving NYC steam locomotive and the only member of the L-3a class to escape the scrapper’s torch.
May 11, 2026
BNSF to UP-NS: Keep Trying
On May 8, BNSF Railway filed its response to the application with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
May 8, 2026
Reading 2100 to be Under Steam in June
Reading Company 4-8-4 2100, currently being restored by the American Steam Railroad Preservation Association (ASRPA), will be the headliner of the Cleveland Railroad Festival on June 27.
May 7, 2026
‘Canyon Spirit’ Derails After Hitting Tanker Truck
More than 300 people were on the train at the time of the collision. No passengers or crew members were injured, but the truck driver sustained “minor to moderate” injuries.
May 6, 2026
Naugatuck Railroad Unveils Semiquincentennial Unit
Connecticut’s Naugatuck Railroad has painted its U23B into a semiquincentennial livery inspired by the Delaware & Hudson’s bicentennial units.
May 5, 2026
Rocky Mountaineer to End Run on Former BC Rail This Year
With CN seeking to abandon part of its former BC Rail route, Rocky Mountaineer has announced that 2026 will likely be the last season for its Rainforest to Gold Rush run.
