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FS Group Plans New European Connections, Trains and Technology

September 28, 2026 The Turntable

FS Group used InnoTrans 2026 to outline plans for new international rail service, new trains and technology aimed at improving operations and maintenance.

Avanti West Coast to Return to Public Ownership in March 2027

September 28, 2026 The Turntable

The operator of one of Britain’s busiest train lines will return to public ownership in March 2027.

East Coast Main Line Work to Disrupt Service Over Two Weekends

September 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Major improvements on the East Coast Main Line will affect passenger service over two weekends in October and November, National Rail announced.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway Annual Steam Gala Delights Railfans

September 26, 2026 Todd DeFeo

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Annual Steam Gala delighted railfans, with guest steam locomotives taking to the heritage railway’s rails, ferrying passengers and providing plenty of railfanning action to photograph.

Rail Service to Resume Between Reading and Swindon After Gas Leak Repairs

September 23, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Rail service between Reading and Swindon is expected to resume Sept. 24 after engineers repaired a gas leak near railway property in the Didcot area.

A NJ Transit train idles in Rahway, New Jersey.

NJ Transit Board Appoints Rogust as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NJ Transit Rail Operations

September 23, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors has appointed Daniel Rogust as senior vice president and general manager of NJ Transit Rail Operations.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy to Embark on First-Ever Holiday Tour for Make-A-Wish Foundation

September 23, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will take to the rails this November for a limited holiday tour supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with the world’s largest operating steam locomotive on display Nov. 21 in the Denver, Colorado, area.

NS, SC Ports Launch New Charleston-Huntsville Rail Lane

September 22, 2026 The Turntable

Norfolk Southern and the South Carolina Ports Authority have launched a new daily intermodal rail service linking the Port of Charleston to Huntsville, Alabama.

The Man Who Helped Make Casey Jones a Hero

September 22, 2026 The Turntable

Casey Jones became a railroad legend after his death. Simeon Taylor “Sim” Webb lived for another 57 years and helped tell the world what happened during Jones’s final run.

Survey: Better Freight Visibility Could Drive More Shippers to Rail

September 21, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. shippers could increase their use of rail if they had better visibility into freight while it is in transit, according to research commissioned by security technology company Giesecke+Devrient.