Group Pulls Out of GN 4-6-2 Rebuild
The American Heartland Railroad Society announced on September 13 that it was pulling out of a partnership with the Sioux City Railroad Museum to restore Great Northern Railway H-5s 4-6-2 1355.
WRP Welcomes Nick Stewart to Staff of Railfan & Railroad
WRP is pleased to announce that Nick Stewart will be joining the full-time staff of Railfan & Railroad as an Associate Editor.
The F40 at 50
How a utilitarian EMD design based on the reliable GP40 became the face of modern passenger railroading in North America.
MBTA Blue Line: Boston’s Missing Link to Wonderland
Boston’s shortest rapid transit route still lacks the connections needed to reach its full potential serving East Boston.
2026 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
Each year, we ask our readers to submit their best shots for consideration in our annual Center Spread Contest.
In Search of the Decisive Moment
How much planning do you do? Along the way, something always seems to happen that makes for a memorable photographic image.
Does Transit Count as ‘Railroading’?
Why would a magazine called Railfan & Railroad focus on transit? For most Americans, their first train ride is aboard some form of transit.



















