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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.
September 2, 2025
Chicago Staves Off Transit Cuts — For Now
While the money move won’t prevent the impending “doomsday” cuts, it will delay them until the middle of 2026.
August 28, 2025
CPKC: We’re Not Interested in Another Merger
CPKC officials stated this week that they are not interested in further consolidation of the North American rail network.
August 27, 2025
‘NextGen Acela’ Enters Revenue Service
Amtrak’s new NextGen Acela entered service on August 27.
August 27, 2025
Lake State Releases ‘Spirit of Pere Marquette’ Unit
A significant portion of the LSRC network was built and operated by the Pere Marquette Railway.
August 25, 2025
Warren Buffett: BNSF Will Not Merge With CSX or NS
A month after Union Pacific announced its plan to acquire Norfolk Southern, the man who controls UP’s main rival in the West says his railroad has no plans to pursue NS or CSX Transportation.
August 25, 2025
Rocky Mountaineer to Offer New Jasper-Banff Service in 2026
Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer will introduce a new limited service in 2026 called “Passage to the Peaks” that will link Jasper and Banff, Alberta, via Kamloops, B.C.
August 22, 2025
Santa Fe FP45 to be Restored
The Great Plains Transportation Museum’s former Santa Fe FP45 locomotive is headed to Mid-America Car in Kansas City, Mo., for a cosmetic restoration.
