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Book Review: An English Railfan in America: The Heritage Tour by Dave Hewitt

Guest authors
June 1, 2026
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This book covers a wide variety of steam and heritage railway sites and museums throughout the western USA and Connecticut in the east.

Book Review: An English Railfan in America: The Heritage Tour by Dave Hewitt

Guest authors
June 1, 2026
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This book covers a wide variety of steam and heritage railway sites and museums throughout the western USA and Connecticut in the east.

Celebrations after upgrades completed at two Amtrak Stations

Guest authors
May 31, 2026
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The completion of upgrades of two stations in Iowa, in the American Midwest, was marked on 28th May, by ribbon-cutting celebrations in both cities.

DHL brings rail into its Formula 1 logistics for the first time

Guest authors
May 20, 2026
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DHL has successfully completed its first-ever use of rail freight in Formula 1 racing logistics, describing it as “a milestone pilot programme in North America”…

New Amtrak train leaves Delaware maintenance facility

Guest authors
May 15, 2026
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Amtrak’s first Airo trainset, Amtrak is on its way from Bear Maintenance Facility in Bear, Delaware to Seattle.

TV adverts promote Amrak’s next-generation trains

Guest authors
May 4, 2026
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Amtrak has launched new TV advertisements to promote its next-generation Acela trains.

Planned merger between two major American railroads

Guest authors
May 3, 2026
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted an application to merge to the USA’s Surface Transportation Board.

Siemens to install advanced signalling technology in New York’s subway

Guest authors
May 2, 2026
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a contract to Siemens Mobility to modernise lines on the city’s subway network.

Trump Orders U.S. Navy Blockade of Strait of Hormuz Targeting Iran

Helen Carrie
April 14, 2026
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Trump cited the destruction of 158 Iranian naval vessels and warned that approaching fast attack ships would be eliminated.

Israel threatens strikes on Iran’s railway network

Guest authors
April 7, 2026
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The Israeli army has warned Iranians to stay away from rail infrastructure. The warning remains active until 21:00 on 7 April. Earlier, the United States…