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July 18, 2025
‘Heartland Flyer’ Gets Funding For Another Year
The North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Council approved a plan on July 10 to provide Amtrak with $3.5 million to keep the Heartland Flyer running.
July 17, 2025
C&NW 1385 Returns to Mid-Continent
Chicago & North Western 1385 — the R-1 Class 4-6-0 that last operated in the 1990s — returned to its home at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in July after an extensive restoration.
July 16, 2025
Jaguar to Acquire Columbia Basin Railroad
Jaguar Transport Holdings is seeking to acquire two short lines in Washington, the Columbia Basin Railroad and the Central Washington Railroad.
July 15, 2025
Mt. Rainier Launches ‘Bridge the Gap’ Campaign Following Fire
Washington’s Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad has raised over $200,000 in the two months since a bridge on its line was destroyed by fire.
July 14, 2025
UP ‘Centennial’ to Lead Excursions in September
Union Pacific DDA40X “Centennial” 6936 will lead its first public main line excursions in ten years this September.
July 12, 2025
Restored Alco PA Makes Excursion Debut on Delaware-Lackawanna
Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad debuted their restored Alco PA on July 11, the first such unit operating in the United States since 1978.
July 10, 2025
MUNI Gets $750 Million Loan to Avoid Cuts
The State of California has provided Bay Area transit agencies with a $750 million loan to prevent cuts that threatened San Francisco’s historic streetcars and cable cars.
July 9, 2025
N&W 611 to Return to Buckingham Branch This Fall
Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 611 will return to the Buckingham Branch Railroad this fall for a series of excursions.
July 9, 2025
‘Ike’ Locomotive Makes Debut at Abilene & Smoky Valley
A General Electric 44-tonner that once worked for the U.S. Army has been restored at Kansas’ Abilene & Smoky Valley.
July 8, 2025
Rio Grande Southern 20 to Visit Durango & Silverton
Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 20 is scheduled to travel to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in early 2026.
