July 2025 – Page 4 – Railfanning.org

News Wire

[ September 19, 2025 ] Union Pacific’s Big Boy to Make Two Whistle-Stops in Colorado Union Pacific
[ September 19, 2025 ] Rail Investigators to Publish Safety Digest After Near Miss at London Bridge World
[ September 19, 2025 ] Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad to Replace Three Notch as Operator on Two Alabama lines CSX
[ September 18, 2025 ] Utah’s First New Railroad in a Century opens at Lakeview Business Park Short Line/Regional
[ September 18, 2025 ] Madeleine Paquin Appointed to CN Board of Directors Canadian National

Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive

July 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad celebrated its 163rd birthday in the hometown of its famed founder, President Abraham Lincoln, with the help of numerous dignitaries and its newest commemorative locomotive that honors Lincoln’s role in laying the foundation for America’s best-in-the-world freight rail system.

Coastal Mississippi Welcomes Passenger Rail Service for the First Time in Decades

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August

July 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is set to return in August, marking the long-anticipated return of passenger rail service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.