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August 18, 2025
Coos Bay Rail Bridge Closed
The closure leaves three customers without direct rail access, including one that accounts for 40 percent of the short line’s traffic.
August 15, 2025
SP 2-8-2 Looking For New Home
SP 745 has been maintained by the Louisiana Steam Train Association since the 1980s and returned to operation in the early 2000s.
August 14, 2025
Dwight A. Smith, Founder of Conway Scenic, Dies at 100
Dwight A. Smith, founder of the Conway Scenic Railroad, died on August 8, 2025. He was 100 years old.
August 13, 2025
Pittsburgh’s ‘Terrible Trolley’ Rides Again
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s restored “Terrible Trolley” celebrating the Pittsburgh Steelers made its public debut on August 12.
August 13, 2025
Oregon Coast Scenic Track Threatened by Trail
The City of Rockaway Beach, Ore., has requested that a section of former Southern Pacific tracks, now used by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, be removed and replaced with a trail.
August 12, 2025
New York Railroad Museum Looking For New Home
The Salamanca Rail Museum in western New York has had to leave its longtime home at a former Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh Railway depot built in 1912.
August 11, 2025
Cumbres & Toltec to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of K-36
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is gearing up to celebrate the locomotive’s 100th anniversary with a series of events.
August 8, 2025
New Acela Trains to Enter Service August 28
After years of delays and canceled debuts, the next generation of Amtrak’s high-speed Acela train will finally enter revenue service on the Northeast Corridor on August 28.
August 7, 2025
Wheeling & Lake Erie Sold
The Wheeling & Lake Erie, the over 800-mile regional railroad that runs through Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, is being sold to FTAI Infrastructure, Inc.
August 6, 2025
Colorado Museum to Host Railfan Day
The Pueblo Railway Museum is hosting a “Railfan Day” on August 9, which will feature short train rides, a photo freight, slide shows, and more.
