Cando to Acquire Savage Rail
Savage Rail is Cando’s fourth major acquisition in just two years, and follows its recent purchase of Channelview Terminal in Houston.
UP Releases ‘Big Boy’ Western Tour Schedule
While UP has not provided specific details about the East Coast portion of the tour, a recent filing with the Federal Railroad Administration has suggested a possible route via Norfolk Southern.
Lake States Remembered
For a brief moment in 1987, Soo Line turned back the clock on its original main lines with classic EMD power.
Today’s RF&P: Still Linking North and South
The former Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac remains a busy corridor for freight and passengers under CSX.
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: A (Holiday) Trainload of Thoughts
The CPKC Holiday Train in December 2023 provided Associate Editor Justin Franz with a trainload of thoughts about photography.
Railways and the Growth of the ‘Old’ Northwest
Soo Line once connected the Great Lakes with the ‘Old Northwest’ region of the Dakotas, and now part of Canadian Pacific.



















