Reading & Northern Rail Sale to Proceed
Reading & Northern’s $7 million purchase of a 60-mile rail line in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, will proceed after R.J. Corman’s lawsuit challenging the sale was dismissed and the parties settled.
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern debuts America 250 unit
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad has unveiled commemorative MLW M-420W No. 2026, repainted at the railroad’s Utica, N.Y., shop in a red, white, and blue scheme honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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
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
Owanka, South Dakota, is located on former Chicago & North Western rails, now operated by the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.
Camera Bag: Sweeter With Time
Sometimes an image can get better with time, which is why it’s worth revisiting our past efforts, writes Scott Lothes.
Inventing the Southwest
Through prose, painting, photography, and clever advertising, Santa Fe heavily marketed the Southwest as a place of scenic wonder.



















