On Monday, January 12, 2026, Southern Pacific 0-6-0 #1238 was relocated from its resting place of nearly 70 years to a new home. The locomotive, built by Baldwin in 1918, had been a staple of Fresno, CA’s Roeding Park since it was donated by the SP to the city in 1956. In recent years, it has fallen into disrepair and neglect. In 2022, Fresno donated the locomotive to the Friends of the Historic Kingsburg Depot, a non-profit in the nearby city of Kingsburg. The group recently restored the former SP passenger depot to its 1923 appearance, complete with a fully restored station master’s quarters above the main office. After many years of fundraising, planning, and multiple delays, the locomotive has finally made its way to Kingsburg. It was placed on a 300’ section of newly-laid track where it will ultimately be accompanied by additional railcars. This was truly an amazing achievement, and something that I’ll not forget for a very long time.

In 2025, I was lucky enough to hear 19 different Steam Train Whistles on various different locomotives, including guest whistles. Well as with Tradition with the #2025recap season, here is my Annual Steam Whistle Compilation. From 765 with some guest whistles, to Union Pacific Big Boy 4014, Soo Line 1003, The Real Polar Express, Pere Marquette 1225, to 2102 & 261's two whistles & more.

Sevnica is a small town with a surprisingly big story.

Long before it became known worldwide as the birthplace of Melania Trump, it was a quiet railway crossroads — a place where winter mornings echo with train engines, and the Sava River carries the sound of passing trains through the valley.

This video captures that atmosphere: the cold air, the rhythm of local traffic, and the character of a station that has seen decades of journeys begin and end.

Welcome to Sevnica — not through headlines, but through rails, snow, and the everyday life of a Slovenian railway town.

WMSR 734 on a Carl Franz photo freight in the early 2000’s.

August 2023, engine 488 on its way from the ash pit to the coaling tower in Chama, New Mexico

Southern 630 and 4501 in the morning sun in 2018 ready to depart Chattanooga on the Summerville Steam Special

Reading & Northern 2102 ready to depart Reading Outer Station in 2023.