UPDATED: STB: UP-NS Merger Application is ‘Incomplete’
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has rejected Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s initial merger application as “incomplete.”
G&W Takes Central New England Track
On January 1, 2026, Genesee & Wyoming’s Connecticut Southern Railroad assumed control of the state-owned Armory Branch.
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
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
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: Pre-Envisioning
While we seldom consciously think about it, one of the skills that we acquire as railfan photographers is the ability to “pre-envision” a picture.
Communicating With Light
Lantern signals remain a persistent part of railroad culture, one in which it is light, not words, that carry meaning



















