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October 30, 2026
Nashville Steam to Fire Up NC&StL 576 for Public
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway 4-8-4 576 will be fired up for a joint open house with Nashville Steam and the Tennessee Central Railway Museum on Nov. 7.
October 29, 2026
Canadian Pacific Selkirk Cosmetically Restored
Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta, has just completed a cosmetic restoration of Canadian Pacific 2-10-4 “Selkirk” 5931, with an unveiling on Oct. 27.
October 28, 2026
Amtrak Opens New Seattle Maintenance Facility
Amtrak held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 23 for a new $250 million maintenance facility in Seattle designed to support new Airo trainsets.
October 27, 2026
Metrolink F40PH Heads to Southern California Railway Museum
The Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, Calif., has moved the recently acquired Metrolink F40PH 800 to its new home.
October 26, 2026
Union Pacific SD9043AC Preserved
The Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society has acquired Union Pacific SD9043AC 3568, making it the first SD9043AC to enter preservation.
October 25, 2026
Steve Lee, Former UP Steam Program Manager, Dies at 76
Former Union Pacific Steam Program manager Steve Lee passed away early Sunday morning, October 25.
October 23, 2026
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.
October 23, 2026
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.
October 22, 2026
Reading & Northern Rail Sale to Proceed
Reading & Northern’s $7 million purchase of a 60-mile rail line in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, will proceed after R.J. Corman’s lawsuit challenging the sale was dismissed and the parties settled.
October 21, 2026
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern debuts America 250 unit
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad has unveiled commemorative MLW M-420W No. 2026, repainted at the railroad’s Utica, N.Y., shop in a red, white, and blue scheme honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary.
