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September 16, 2025
UP, NS Launching New Domestic Intermodal Service
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are not waiting to merge to find the benefits of increased collaboration.
September 15, 2025
Finger Lakes Rail Experience to Offer Fall Excursions
The Finger Lakes Rail Experience, which started earlier this year on the Finger Lakes Railway, is extending its season into fall with a series of trips from Waterloo, N.Y.
September 12, 2025
Steam Returns to Mt. Washington Cog
On August 29, the Mount Washington Cog Railway resumed its regular steam operations, almost four months after announcing that both of its steam locomotives needed repairs.
September 11, 2025
Final Handcar Tours on California’s Monterey Branch
A popular handcar tour on a former Southern Pacific branch line in California came to an end on September 1, after four years of operation.
September 10, 2025
Amid Pressure to Merge, CSX Chooses Collaboration
Since mid-July, CSX has announced new partnerships with three different railroads, most recently Canadian National.
September 9, 2025
2025 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
Each year, we ask our readers to submit their best shots for consideration in our annual Center Spread Contest.
September 8, 2025
Nickel Plate GP9 Sold to Ohio Tourist Road
A former Nickel Plate Road GP9 is headed to an Ohio tourist railroad where it will be restored to operation.
September 5, 2025
European PCC Bound For National Trolley Museum
The National Capital Trolley Museum in Montgomery County, Maryland, has acquired a rare PCC car from the Netherlands
September 4, 2025
Saddle Tank Locomotive Restored in Hawaii
Hawaiian Sugar Company 3, named Kaipu, was built by Baldwin in 1925 and worked on the west side of Kauai.
September 3, 2025
STB Approves Watco Acquisition of Great Lakes
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has approved Watco’s acquisition of the Great Lakes Central Railroad.
