American Steam Railroad Preservation Association has completed a two-day steam test on American Freedom Train No. 250, with a ...

BNSF Railway needs to close the operating ratio gap with the other Class I railroads, new Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said on Saturday in his first annual letter to shareholders. BNSF continues ...

Classic Toy Trains new products for March 2026 includes products from MTH, CatzPaw, Mr. Muffins, Public Delivery Track, and more.

Track maintenance projects requiring Amtrak cancellations or rescheduling are currently taking place or are forthcoming in the Southeast and West. Meanwhile, several long-distance trains continue to ...

VIA Rail Canada needs to improve service and to address some managerial practices, the Auditor General of Canada says in a report issued Friday (Feb. 27). But an audit generally found the company to ...

The parent agency of Florida commuter operator Tri-Rail has named an interim executive director and launched the search to ...

A proposed new, 6-mile Union Pacific branchline in the Phoenix area would have no significant environmental impacts so long ...

Nearly 10 years after the announcement to restore NC&STL No. 576, the Nashville Steam Preservation Society is closing in on the first fireup.

CSX welcomed more than 130 short line partners to its annual Short Line Conference, held Feb. 22–24, continuing a 35-year ...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will seek public comment as it develops an updated strategy for regional rail service, the agency announced on Thursday (Feb. 26). The MBTA’s Rail ...

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract with the Indiana ...

Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending February 27th 2026.