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From the Editor

Trains

CSX fights operating issues • Weather woes, detours from Baltimore tunnel project contribute to congestion

FRA rescinds $63.9 million grant for Texas high speed project • Transportation secretary calls Texas Central ‘a waste of taxpayer funds,’ also says FRA and Amtrak will take over Penn Station remodeling from New York’s MTA

Competitors emerge for Channel Tunnel service • At least seven companies express interest in international service from London

STB to address UP-BNSF Tehachapi fees dispute • Railroads differ dramatically on updated trackage-rights fees BNSF should pay

Bill seeks to address rail cargo theft • AAR says thefts from trains spiked by 40% in 2024

VIA’s Canadian turns 70 • Flagship train has different route but same Budd equipment as its CP predecessor

Rocky Mountain Railroad Club to merge with Colorado Railroad Museum

Two more big transit agencies warn of major service cuts • Philadelphia area’s SEPTA, Oregon’s TriMet urge state legislatures to provide additional funding

Fight over freight delays could hit Amtrak’s wallet • Canadian National wants compensation for giving passenger trains preference

SAVE UP TO 58% • GET 1 YEAR OF TRAINS FOR AS LOW AS $39.95

Train music, or music in trains? • The essence of railroading is woven throughout the American songbook

FUNICULAR FACELIFT • Horseshoe Curve system reopens after $150,000 upgrade

How to almost kill a short line • Blacklands Railroad revisited

A towering farewell • After 124 years, Metra shuts down Chicago’s 16th Street Tower

More than passenger trains • Freight, car transports, and heritage help shape Rhätische Bahn

The hound dog engineer • A homeless pup grabs the right-hand seat

Tools for finding trains • Railroad photography requires research, persistence … and luck

Sioux City Railroad Museum reopens • Flood damage tops $2 million

NYC No. 3001 reaches 50% of first funding goal • Air compressor swap aids restoration effort

T1 frame completed; No. 1309 running again

CSX digs deep in Baltimore

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