JANUARY 2026: As Watco acquires Great Lakes Central and reunites it with the former Ann Arbor Railroad, Jim Rowland examines a pivotal moment of change for this Michigan regional. Garry and Roz Miller revisit a rare plow extra on Canadian Pacific in Alberta, while Rick Malo presents a striking black-and-white essay along BNSF’s Transcon in Texas. David Rohdenburg looks back at the final days of B&O-era position light signals on CSX’s Indiana Subdivision, and Marcus Stevens traces the storied six-decade career of EMD’s GP38. All this and more in the January issue of Railfan & Railroad!

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Rio Grande SW1200 Back Home in Utah

A Denver, Rio Grande & Western SW1200 recently arrived in Utah after being acquired by the Promontory Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.

RailNews

Nevada State Railroad Museum Restores V&T Transfer Car

The Nevada State Railroad Museum recently completed the restoration of Virginia & Truckee Transfer Car 1.

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Transitions on the Annie

Changing times in Michigan as Watco acquires Great Lakes Central and reunites it with the former Ann Arbor Railroad.

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Farewell to CSX Indiana Sub CPLs

Looking back at the last days of classic Baltimore & Ohio color-position light signals along CSX’s Indiana Sub.

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Photo Line: The Alcos of Ely

While steam is the star, the Nevada Northern has an eclectic fleet of diesels.

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Camera Bag: When the World was Black & White

There are few practitioners of black & white photography anymore, and most of them do it for nostalgic sport while shooting color in their real cameras.

Departures

Communicating With Light

Lantern signals remain a persistent part of railroad culture, one in which it is light, not words, that carry meaning

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