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July 22, 2025
Report: BNSF, Union Pacific Eye Transcontinental Mergers
Union Pacific and BNSF Railway have hired banks to provide financial advice on potential mergers with their eastern Class I counterparts.
July 21, 2025
Ross Rowland, Steam Entrepreneur, Dead at 85
Steam preservationist and entrepreneur Ross Rowland passed away on July 19 following a brief battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.
July 21, 2025
Historic Railroad Lodge Burns in Wildfire
The Grand Canyon Lodge, a hotel built by the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1930s, was destroyed in a wildfire in July.
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.
