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February 19, 2026
Tri-Rail to Modernize Fleet
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), operator of Tri-Rail commuter rail service, has ordered seven Siemens Chargers.
February 18, 2026
Revised UP-NS Merger Application to Drop April 30
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern informed the U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Feb. 17 that they intended to file a revised merger application on April 30.
February 17, 2026
Montana’s Izaak Walton Inn to Close
The Izaak Walton Inn, a historic railroad lodge at the edge of Glacier National Park in Montana, will close on March 1, as a result of “significant” financial issues for its Washington-based owner.
February 13, 2026
Amtrak Showcases Cascades Airo Trainset
Amtrak officially showcased the first new Airo train at Washington, D.C. Union Station in mid February.
February 12, 2026
Metrolink F59PH Preserved in California
California’s Fullerton Train Museum has preserved the first Metrolink F59PH locomotive.
February 11, 2026
West Side Lumber Shay Bound for California
A three-truck narrow-gauge Shay engine is heading back to California.
February 10, 2026
Nevada Northern 2-8-0 Returns to Service
Nevada Northern Railway 2-8-0 81 is returning to service after spending more than two and a half years in the shop.
February 9, 2026
Non-Profit Reorganized to Care for Santa Fe 4-6-4
A Minnesota-based nonprofit, formed more than a decade ago to determine whether a modern steam locomotive could be built, is now being reorganized to care for and maintain the Santa Fe 4-6-4 it planned to use as a testbed.
February 6, 2026
Naugatuck Repaints Amtrak SPV-2000 For America’s 250th
Naugatuck Railroad has repainted an SPV-2000 in its as-delivered Amtrak Phase III livery.
February 5, 2026
Railroad Museums Make Super Bowl Bet
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington and Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad have been taunting each other ahead of this weekend’s game.
