Justin Franz

23.8K posts

Justin Franz banner
Justin Franz

Justin Franz

@jfranz88

Freelance writer, photographer & editor focusing on the railroad industry, local news in Northwest Montana and whatever else I find interesting.

Mainer Living in Montana Katılım Temmuz 2009
2.9K Takip Edilen3.3K Takipçiler
Sabitlenmiş Tweet
Justin Franz
Justin Franz@jfranz88·
“Back in the day, just getting to a place was part of the overall travel experience and we think it’s so important to preserve that experience" -@loucapwell atlasobscura.com/articles/vinta… Meet the people keeping the "golden age" of rail travel alive. Latest for @atlasobscura
English
0
11
31
2.7K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
More than three months after the STB rejected its initial application as “incomplete,” Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted a revised petition on April 30 as part of their ongoing effort to create the largest single railroad in American history railfan.com/rivals-rally-a…
English
0
2
23
1.8K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
Amtrak announced April 15 that it had issued a formal request for suppliers to build a new fleet of long-distance passenger cars to replace its aging Superliners. railfan.com/amtrak-begins-…
English
1
8
92
1.7K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014 and Reading Company 4-8-4 No. 2102 will lead simultaneous excursions on the Reading & Northern Railroad in June in what is being billed as the “most fantastic railfan event of the 21st century.” railfan.com/big-boy-4014-t…
English
5
33
155
4K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Montana Free Press
Montana Free Press@mtfreepress·
A coalition of environmental groups has sued the Trump administration after it expedited permitting for a proposed copper and silver mine near Libby. buff.ly/I80oF2X
English
0
1
1
336
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
The Izaak Walton Inn, a historic railroad lodge at the edge of Glacier National Park in Montana, has been listed for $18 million. The sale comes just two weeks after it closed due to financial troubles. railfan.com/montanas-izaak…
English
3
4
23
673
Justin Franz retweetledi
Jonathan Berk
Jonathan Berk@berkie1·
An ad for the newly formed @Amtrak during the 1970s energy crisis.
Jonathan Berk tweet media
English
7
275
2.3K
45.7K
Justin Franz
Justin Franz@jfranz88·
Free the weekend of April 24th? Come to Indianapolis for the Center for Railroad Photography & Art's annual conference! Get a preview of the show over at @railfanmag
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag

The Center for Railroad Photography & Art‘s annual conference visits Indianapolis from April 24 to 26, featuring yet another great lineup of railroad image makers to headline one of the hobby’s marquee events. Get a preview in our latest Photo Line! railfan.com/photo-line-a-p…

English
0
0
0
115
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
Locomotive 1356 has been on display next to the former NP yard near downtown Missoula since the 1950s, and now a local group is spearheading an effort to freshen the locomotive up railfan.com/cosmetic-resto…
English
0
17
63
1.3K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
Union Pacific Railroad has released the schedule for the western leg of "Big Boy" 4014's tour, and a waiver request submitted to the federal government offers hints about what the eastern tour will look like... railfan.com/up-releases-bi…
English
1
14
82
3.6K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Railfan & Railroad Magazine@railfanmag·
The Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Toppenish, Wash., has been working on NP 1364 for over a decade, and last weekend it ran under its own power for the first time in 73 years. railfan.com/northern-pacif…
English
0
10
73
2.3K
Justin Franz retweetledi
Montana Free Press
Montana Free Press@mtfreepress·
Park instead institutes parking limits at Logan Pass, ending the controversial ticketing system after five years. buff.ly/h0KN1Wj
English
0
3
5
423
Justin Franz
Justin Franz@jfranz88·
What does an $85B railroad merger have to do with Montana? montanafreepress.org/2026/02/16/wha… The proposed merger would create the country’s largest railroad; Montana politicians are weighing in about what that could mean to the state’s businesses and ag producers. Latest for @mtfreepress
English
0
1
6
373

Keşfet

@CPKCrail @mtfreepress @Amtrak @railfanmag @elonmusk @BarackObama @taylorswift13 @cristiano