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January 3, 2025
Tickets Go On Sale For Rare Winter Excursion Behind Reading 2102
On Saturday, February 8, Reading 2102 will lead a rare winter-time Iron Horse Rambles excursion from Reading to Jim Thorpe.
January 2, 2025
Handoff of UP Lines to Metra Delayed Again
UP was expected to hand off commuter operations to Metra in early 2023 and then late 2024. So far it hasn’t happened.
December 31, 2024
Railnews Review 2024: Another Big Year For Rail Preservation
From main line steam to historic diesels, 2024 was another big year for heritage railroading.
December 30, 2024
Railnews Review 2024: Class Is Enjoy a Year of Relative Calm
While it wasn’t a perfect year for North America’s Big Six, it was certainly less eventful than the previous two.
December 27, 2024
Railnews Review 2024: Passenger Rail Refresh
From new electrics in California to fresh paint at Amtrak, it was another big year for passenger rail.
December 26, 2024
Effort Launched to Save CP Station in Maine
The depot at Jackman, Maine, was built in 1910 after the original structure burned.
December 24, 2024
G&W to Handle Local Switching For UP in Eugene
The change allows Union Pacific to reduce the number of times a railcar is handled and create greater efficiencies.
December 23, 2024
Kamloops Heritage Railway Looks to Resume Operation in 2026
Canadian National 2-8-0 2141 last operated in 2019.
December 21, 2024
Trump Names Former Pan Am President FRA Administrator
David Fink led Pan Am Railways from 2006 until it was acquired by CSX in 2022.
December 20, 2024
Nevada Northern Looks to Buy Doodlebug
Nevada Northern Railway officials say Colebrookdale Railroad M-55 will cost $403,000 and save the railroad thousands annually.
