It appears an excursion train was caught in the Sri Lanka tidal wave disaster, with significant loss of life, also other pieces on the Tehachapi depot in California and something on the sale of the north yard in Durango.

http://railroadnews.net/news/12-30.html

And here, interest by Colorado resort developers to utilize the train more for transportation from Denver, plus a non-enthusiast's view of the California State RR Museum, and something on using the internet to connect the remaining Harvey Girls.

http://railroadnews.net/news/12-29.html

Something here on a change of personnel on the V&T reconstruction project in Nevada:

http://railroadnews.net/news/12-28.html

And it looks like the Napa Valley Wine Train must pay over a million to a local winery, after flood waters rose into the winery, diverted by a plugged culvert on the RR.

http://railroadnews.net/news/12-25.html