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August 6, 2025
Northstar Commuter Rail to End in January
Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail will come to an end in January, according to an update from MetroTransit.
August 5, 2025
Adirondack Railroad Acquires Two More Alco C-430s
Locomotives 431 and 432 were built in December 1967 for the New York Central as their 2053 and 2054.
August 4, 2025
Portland MAX Service Faces Cuts
The operator of Portland’s MAX light rail announced in late July that it would reduce service by 18 percent — the largest cut in the system’s history — due to a lack of state funding.
August 1, 2025
BNSF Donates Historic SD70MAC to IRM
Locomotive 9400 was built in 1993 and is notable for being the first production locomotive (i.e., non-demonstrator) to feature modern AC traction.
July 31, 2025
Santa Fe 2926 to Headline ‘New Mexico Railroad Days’
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 2926 will be under steam on September 27 and 28 for New Mexico Railroad Days at the Albuquerque South Rail Yards.
July 30, 2025
Shippers, Stakeholders Skeptical of UP-NS Merger
The combined UP-NS system would stretch more than 50,000 miles and operate in 43 states, making it the largest Class I railroad on the continent.
July 29, 2025
Union Pacific to Acquire Norfolk Southern for $85 Billion
Put together, UP and NS would be by far the largest Class I railroad, with more than 50,000 miles of track stretching across 43 states and into every corner of the continental United States.
July 29, 2025
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania to Build New Roundhouse
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is breaking ground on a new roundhouse that will be used to protect six Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives.
July 28, 2025
TriMet LRV Arrives at Oregon Electric Railway Museum
The Oregon Electric Railway Museum in Brooks, Ore., has taken delivery of TriMet Type 1 101, one of the cars that helped establish light rail service in Portland in 1986.
July 25, 2025
Milwaukee Road 261 to Lead Autumn Excursions
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific S3 Class 4-8-4 261 will lead back-to-back excursions over the Twin Cities & Western in October.
