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June 30, 2026
East Broad Top, Trolley Museum At Odds Over Rail Bikes
The EBT Foundation and the Rockhill Trolley Museum are at odds over the introduction of rail bike rides on the standard gauge track used by the streetcar museum that is owned by the narrow gauge railroad.
June 29, 2026
R&N Releases Second Semiquincentennial Unit
Reading & Northern Railroad released its second semiquincentennial locomotive in late June – GP38-2 2026.
June 26, 2026
Promontory NRHS Chapter Saves Rare MK50-3
A rare MK50-3 locomotive that spent more than a decade moving freight over Utah’s famed Soldier Summit has been saved by the Promontory Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
June 25, 2026
IRM Saves 50-Foot Railbox Boxcar
The Illinois Railway Museum has added a 50-foot Railbox boxcar to its collection.
June 24, 2026
N&W Business Train Cars Reunited
The Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Society has reunited its two passenger cars on the Hoosier Valley Railroad in Indiana.
June 23, 2026
Mt. Rainier Puts Polson 2-8-2 Back in Service
Washington’s Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad has completed a Federal Railroad Administration-mandated overhaul on Polson Lumber Co. 2-8-2 70.
June 22, 2026
Morristown & Erie Releases Semiquincentennial Unit
In a shower of sparks and shroud of smoke, New Jersey’s Morristown & Erie Railway unveiled its semiquincentennial locomotive on June 20.
June 19, 2026
Cincinnati Scenic Saves NKP Express Car
The Cincinnati Scenic Railway, operator of the LM&M Railroad and Ohio Rail Experience, recently acquired a former Nickel Plate Road express car.
June 18, 2026
Trona Railway Owner Files for Bankruptcy
The owner of California’s Trona Railway, the mineral-hauling short line known best among railfans for its fleet of vintage six-axle EMD locomotives, filed for bankruptcy on June 15.
June 17, 2026
Work Continues on UP 3985 at Silvis
Railroading Heritage of Midwest America is working at a brisk pace to restore Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 “Challenger” 3985 to operation.
