Adirondack Railroad Acquires Metro-North P32 ‘Genesis’ Locomotive
The Adirondack Railroad has purchased a former Metro-North General Electric P32AC-DM for excursion service out of Utica, N.Y.
Amtrak’s Airo Trains to Enter Service September 30
Amtrak’s new Airo train will make its revenue-service debut on September 30 in the Pacific Northwest, giving passengers on the Cascades route a first taste of the future of American passenger rail.
Quebec’s MLW Survivors
Regional railroads across Quebec continue to keep vintage Montreal Locomotive Works diesels busy hauling freight.
WNYP Alco Farewell
After 25 years of four and six-axle Alco power, Western New York & Pennsylvania’s colorful Century fleet is giving way to secondhand EMDs.
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.
Camera Bag: Project Photography and Layering
Many railroad photographers over the years have practiced the idea of project-based photography, that is going back to the same subject time and time again.
Alco: Sometimes Sentiment Wins
Sometimes affection for a machine, however irrational it may seem, wins out over the pursuasion of the bottom line.



















