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Trains

From the Editor

Union Pacific seeks merger with Norfolk Southern • $85 billion deal would create 52,000-mile, coast-to-coast company

CN plans to end use of part of former BC Rail • Plan announced to ‘decommission’ more than 200 miles of north of Squamish, B.C,

BNSF makes moves to boost carload traffic • Push involves a faster merchandise network, more local service, and stronger shortline ties

NEWS BRIEFS • Heartland Flyer gets funding reprieve

More single-line service would boost intermodal • Schneider’s cross-border volume surges thanks to riding CPKC from Mexico to Chicago

Steamtown redux • The railroad-themed national park is at a crossroads

STEAM CAB RIDE ON MT. RAINIER • A day in the life of a Washington State heritage railroad

STEAM AND SUPERSTITION

New River nights • Dusk to dawn railroading in America’s newest national park

Chicago Union Station marks 100 • Change has been constant at city’s passenger hub

Renovation

At the gates

First class

TRONA’S BALDWIN KILLERS • Rebuilt EMDs displaced rare units on remote California short line in 1990s

RESURRECTED PA MAKES FIRST RUN • Short line company Genesee Valley Transportation celebrates completion of lengthy restoration effort

Autumn then and now • Fall foliage season is one of the best times to plan a railroad adventure

Rowland, steam preservation titan, dies • Golden Spike Limited, American Freedom Train just part of substantial legacy

PRESERVATION BRIEFS • Big Boy makes lone trip of 2025

GALLERY