This Month

June 2025

by David Silver — As Metra seeks to centralize its dispatching systems, venerable 16th Street Tower in Chicago was decommissioned in mid-April.

by David Gray — Tracking CPKC, Canadian National, and light rail action in and around Alberta’s major urban center.

by Joshua Bernhard — Changing economies will soon idle Intermountain Power Project’s “Great Aluminum Fleet” as a Utah coal mine is shut down.

by Dale W. Woodland —Dutch country dinosaurs go extinct as the last
active General Electric C39s depart the Pennsylvania Northeastern roster.

by Otto M. Vondrak — Celebrating six decades of service and highlighting historic preservation of a Western New York short line.

by Justin Franz — Spending a morning railfanning a historic California mountain crossing with BNSF and Union Pacific action.

Departures/commentary: Alexander Benjamin Craghead

Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers: Justin Franz

Transit Currents/transit news: Bob Gallegos

Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews

Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers

Through My Lens/trackside adventures and memories: Kevin EuDaly

Business & Technology/how it works: David C. Lester

Camera Bag/photography tips and techniques

Destinations/detours and distractions along the right of way

Observation Car/railroad culture, dining, and art

High Iron/railroaders share their stories

Preservation Topics/this stuff is old, man

Markers/editorial commentary and musings

Parting Shot