Kettle Valley Reopens After Fire
A British Columbia excursion railroad has reopened after escaping a devastating wildfire that killed at least one person and destroyed an unknown number of structures over the summer.
South Dakota Railroad Museum to Close
The South Dakota State Railroad Museum is closing this fall after the owner of the building decided not to renew the museum’s lease.
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.
File Backup and Syncing Software
Some helpful tips to keep your repositories of digital photographs in sync with a combination of hard drives and cloud storage.
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.


















