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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.
August 21, 2025
WMSR to Host ‘Maryland Railfest’
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is hosting Maryland Railfest from September 12 to 14, a three-day celebration of railroading in the region.
August 19, 2025
Hedge Fund Urges CSX to Merge with BNSF or CPKC
A hedge fund group and major CSX stockholder is pressuring the railroad to merge with another Class I — either BNSF Railway or CPKC — in response to Union Pacific’s proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern.
August 19, 2025
‘Mardi Gras’ Service Begins
Regular Amtrak service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., began on August 18, nearly 20 years after passenger service east of the Big Easy was discontinued.
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.
