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April 17, 2026
BNSF, Metra Ink Commuter Service Agreement
BNSF Railway and Metra signed a new 10-year agreement to continue having the Class I freight carrier provide passenger service on Chicagoland’s busiest commuter route.
April 16, 2026
Amtrak Begins Search for New Long-Distance Equipment
Amtrak announced April 15 that it had issued a formal request for suppliers to build a new fleet of long-distance passenger cars to replace its aging Superliners.
April 15, 2026
N&W 611, MILW 261 to Hit Main Line This Summer
Two well-known 4-8-4 locomotives will lead excursions in June and July in Virginia and Minnesota.
April 15, 2026
CPKC 2816 Film Makes Online Debut
Pulse of the Continent, a new documentary about CPKC’s historic “Final Spike Steam Tour,” made its online debut this week.
April 14, 2026
U.S. Sugar Bridge Burns
A bridge on the South Central Florida Express, the common carrier short line owned by U.S. Sugar, burned in early April.
April 13, 2026
TriMet to Bid Farewell to ‘Trailblazing’ LRVs
TriMet’s “trailblazing” Type I LRVs that helped establish light rail service in Portland, Ore., in the 1980s will be retired this month.
April 10, 2026
Santa Fe Baggage Car Being Turned Into Multi-use Space
The Wichita Great Plains Transportation Museum is converting a former Santa Fe baggage car into a multi-use space to host meetings, parties and other events, providing the nonprofit with a new and consistent income stream.
April 9, 2026
Kentucky Steam to Lease SD40-2 to Ohio Short Line
A partnership between a nonprofit railroad heritage group and an Ohio short line will bring a Norfolk & Western SD40-2 to home rails this spring.
April 8, 2026
Mt. Rainier Acquires New Shop Facility
The Western Forest Industries Museum, operator of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, has purchased a 3.6-acre plot and a more than 10,000-square-foot building that will serve as its new restoration facility and office space.
April 7, 2026
N.C. Transportation Museum Acquires Aberdeen & Rockfish GP7
A GP7 locomotive, acquired from the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad is now part of the collection at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
