NOVEMBER 2026: The “Mother Road” celebrates its centennial, intertwined with the former Santa Fe rails that follow Route 66 toward the Pacific. Elrond Lawrence takes us on a personal journey through 100 years of shared history. Justin Franz follows Oregon’s reactivated Weston Branch, while Jeff Terry visits three active electric traction lines in Iowa. Jim Rowland brings us the first part of Susquehanna’s incredible comeback story, and our staff attends the America 250 Locomotive Celebration in Spencer. All this and more in the November issue of Railfan & Railroad!
Nevada Northern Awarded Grant to Rebuild Main Line

Nevada Northern Awarded Grant to Rebuild Main Line

The Nevada Northern Railway has been selected to receive federal funding to support a rebuild of 127 miles of its main line, with the intention of restoring freight service on the line.


Standard Oil Tank Engine Heads Home to Wyoming

Standard Oil Tank Engine Heads Home to Wyoming

A Standard Oil 0-4-0T left the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on Monday for the Fort Caspar Museum in Casper, Wyo., where the locomotive originally worked.


America 250 Locomotive Celebration at Spencer

America 250 Locomotive Celebration at Spencer

A once-in-a-lifetime gathering of colorful patriotic locomotives and equipment at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, co-sponsored by Railfan & Railroad.


A Hundred Years on the Route 66 Railway

A Hundred Years on the Route 66 Railway

The “Mother Road” celebrates a century, intertwined with the former Santa Fe rails that follow it to the Pacific.


Photo Line: The Old C&NW at Owanka, South Dakota

Photo Line: The Old C&NW at Owanka, South Dakota

Owanka, South Dakota, is located on former Chicago & North Western rails, now operated by the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.


Camera Bag: Railfanning Seattle, With a Baby

Camera Bag: Railfanning Seattle, With a Baby

Justin Franz offers tips for how to pack supplies and prepare yourself for a day of passive railfanning with your baby.


Inventing the Southwest

Inventing the Southwest

Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.


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