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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Northern Pacific 4-6-0 Fired up in Washington

NP 1364 has been the marquee restoration project of the Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Toppenish, Wash., for over a decade.

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City Council to Discuss Fate of Famed Yakima Interurban

The fate of Yakima, Washington’s famed interurban railroad will be the subject of a city council meeting on January 20.

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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: Bringing the ‘Q’ Back to Life

Bringing the late-1950s and early 1960s on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad back to life was the main objective of the “Nebraska Zephyr Night Photo Shoot” in October 2025.