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September 17, 2026
UP Sends Fire Train To Douse Flames On Donner
For the second time in a month, Union Pacific dispatched a fire train from Sparks, Nev., to fight a wildfire along their tracks outside of Reno.
September 16, 2026
‘Mohawk’ on the Move
New York Central L-3a 4-8-2 “Mohawk” 3001 left the National New York Central Museum in Elkhart, Ind., on September 15.
September 15, 2026
Group Pulls Out of GN 4-6-2 Rebuild
The American Heartland Railroad Society announced on September 13 that it was pulling out of a partnership with the Sioux City Railroad Museum to restore Great Northern Railway H-5s 4-6-2 1355.
September 14, 2026
WRP Welcomes Nick Stewart to Staff of Railfan & Railroad
WRP is pleased to announce that Nick Stewart will be joining the full-time staff of Railfan & Railroad as an Associate Editor.
September 14, 2026
Short Lines, Class Is Ask for Trackage Rights in UP-NS Deal
In a flurry of filings in early September, operators from BNSF Railway to the Wheeling & Lake Erie all announced their intentions to participate in the ongoing review of UP’s plan to acquire NS.
September 10, 2026
Colorado Railroad Museum Acquires ‘Zephyr’ Dome
The Silver Rifle was built by Budd in 1948 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, one of three railroads to operate the famed California Zephyr.
September 9, 2026
VIA Rail Orders New Cars from Alstom
VIA Rail Canada has ordered 313 Adessia rail cars to replace its current long-distance passenger fleet.
September 8, 2026
Kettle Valley Reopens After Fire
A British Columbia excursion railroad has reopened after escaping a devastating wildfire that killed at least one person and destroyed an unknown number of structures over the summer.
September 3, 2026
South Dakota Railroad Museum to Close
The South Dakota State Railroad Museum is closing this fall after the owner of the building decided not to renew the museum’s lease.
September 2, 2026
‘Mohawk’ To Leave Elkhart This Fall
New York Central L-3a 4-8-2 “Mohawk” 3001 is expected to depart Elkhart, Ind., this fall, bound for the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society shop in New Haven, Ind., where it will be returned to service.
