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From the Editor

UP tour illustrates Chicago operating challenges • Executives say media event shows issues that merger can help address

Forest Hill Flyover addresses notorious south Chicago bottleneck • New structure eliminates congested diamonds used by four railroads, Metra

Amtrak sets ridership record in 2025 • Fare increases outpace patronage advances as demand remains strong

Preparing for the end of Amfleet • Company begins process that will lead to scrapping of original rolling stock order

NEWS PHOTOS

Stephens named Trains editor • Veteran rail journalist is longtime contributor to magazine, website

NEWS BRIEFS • Amtrak seeks ‘master developer’ for Penn Station

Good service drives growth • Genesee & Wyoming’s turnaround project wins freight in New England

HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

119 YEARS AGO… • Iowa’s busiest Amtrak station is a renovated small-town depot built in 1907

Norfolk Southern escapes hole • Under CEO Mark George, railroad makes a turnaround as it moves toward merger with UP

CSX ALONG NEW YORK’S ROUTE 5 • Modern railroading, colonial history, and small-town charm

A remarkable coincidence • An unscheduled night station stop on the Grand Trunk Western

Exploring Calatrava’s stations • The Spanish architect is reimagining rail facilities

No. 557 fired up after 60 years • Restoration of last Alaska Railroad steam engine nears completion

CSX CEO Angel joins B&O museum campaign • Renovation work begins on South Car Works

Partnership to restore D&RGW C-16 No. 223 • The 2-8-0 is one of three remaining C-16s from 1881

OBITUARY • Laura Jacobson, Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum co-founder, dies

PRESERVATION BRIEFS • 4-4-0 No. 331 reassembled in five weeks

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