UP Appeals Order to Release CEO Speech, Merger Tensions Escalate
Union Pacific appealed the release of a video of CEO Jim Vena’s March speech, in which he allegedly threatened shippers who opposed the UP-NS merger.
Durango & Silverton Challenged By Continuous Flooding
Flooding in southwest Colorado has plagued the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with washouts, debris flows and high-water damage.
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: How to Railfan With a Drone (Legally)
For years, if you were flying a drone for recreational purposes (aka: Railfanning) you did not need to take a test, but that’s changed.
Inventing the Southwest
Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.



















