STB Rejects UP Appeal to Keep CEO Speech Under Wraps
The Surface Transportation Board rejected Union Pacific’s appeal to keep a recording of a contentious March speech by CEO Jim Vena out of public view.
Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Arrives at Age of Steam
The Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has announced the arrival of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 1308, its 25th steam locomotive and first articulated.
America 250 Locomotive Celebration at Spencer
A once-in-a-lifetime gathering of colorful patriotic locomotives and equipment at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, co-sponsored by Railfan & Railroad.
A Hundred Years on the Route 66 Railway
The “Mother Road” celebrates a century, intertwined with the former Santa Fe rails that follow it to the Pacific.
Photo Line: The Old C&NW at Owanka, South Dakota
Owanka, South Dakota, is located on former Chicago & North Western rails, now operated by the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.
Camera Bag: The Art of the Wedge Shot
The wedge shot came to prominence in the steam era but it still works today.
Inventing the Southwest
Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.



















