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September 25, 2026
Restoration Begins on Central Vermont Steam Crane
Restoration work is officially underway on Central Vermont steam crane 4251, owned by the Bytown Railway Society in Ottawa, Ontario.
September 24, 2026
EBT to Rebuild Station, Track at Three Springs
Since 2020, the EBT Foundation has been rebuilding the 3-foot-gauge railroad with the goal of eventually reaching Saltillo.
September 23, 2026
Flood Recovery Efforts Underway at Whitewater Valley Railroad
Officials say significant work remains after nearly every part of the railroad was impacted.
September 22, 2026
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.
September 21, 2026
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.
September 18, 2026
Fort Wayne Group Showcasing Mohawk, Pullman Car at Open House
The open house will celebrate the successful relocation of NYC 3001 from its former home at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart.
September 17, 2026
‘Big Boy’ to Lead Holiday Tour in November
Union Pacific “Big Boy” 4014 will embark on one more tour this November to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
September 17, 2026
UP Sends Fire Train To Douse Flames On Donner
For the second time in a month, Union Pacific dispatched a fire train from Sparks, Nev., to fight a wildfire along their tracks outside of Reno.
September 16, 2026
‘Mohawk’ on the Move
New York Central L-3a 4-8-2 “Mohawk” 3001 left the National New York Central Museum in Elkhart, Ind., on September 15.
September 15, 2026
Group Pulls Out of GN 4-6-2 Rebuild
The American Heartland Railroad Society announced on September 13 that it was pulling out of a partnership with the Sioux City Railroad Museum to restore Great Northern Railway H-5s 4-6-2 1355.
