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!
Steamtown to Restore Shay Locomotive to Operation

Steamtown to Restore Shay Locomotive to Operation

Meadow River Lumber Company 1 is currently being restored to operating condition at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa.


UP Vows to Press On In Effort to Acquire NS

UP Vows to Press On In Effort to Acquire NS

In a brief statement to Railfan & Railroad late Friday night, a spokesperson for UP simply wrote, “Union Pacific will provide the additional information requested by the Surface Transportation Board.”


Transitions on the Annie

Transitions on the Annie

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


Farewell to CSX Indiana Sub CPLs

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.


Photo Line: Bringing the ‘Q’ Back to Life

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.


Camera Bag: An Ode to the ‘Walk-Around’ Camera

Camera Bag: An Ode to the ‘Walk-Around’ Camera

When a DSLR is too much and a cellphone isn’t enough, the “walk around” camera is just right.


Communicating With Light

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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