Posted on the Fillmore & Western Railway Facebook page:

May 28, 2021: "After nearly 3 decades of running tourist trains we will be ceasing passenger tourist trains after June 26, 2021."

June 22, 2021: "Join us this Saturday night as we embark on our “Final Farewell from Fillmore” The train leaves Fillmore at 6pm and returns Approx 8:30-8:45pm. The train will layover in Santa Paula for 30 mins before returning to Fillmore. Don’t miss this final run! Tickets available at: http://www.fwry.com/ Limited seating for this special train!"

The attached image depicting Fillmore & Western Railway 14 was recorded on March 23, 2013.

Fillmore & Western Railway 14, 2-8-0 (BLW 40875 / 1913)

Fillmore & Western Railway: http://www.fwry.com/

The website says they sold the operation.

Who's the new owner??

The other week it was reported that the "Ventura County Transportation Commission is currently in negotiations with another short line operator to take over operations." I would not expect any information to be released until the new operator is signed up.

I understand that one thing going for the F&W - and was beneficial for the retiring owners - is that the F&W is within a radius circle from Hollywood that allows film companies to make this a "report to" location for union crews instead of having to pay transportation costs.

So it will be interesting what happens in the future.

At noon on June 26, 2021, KABC 7 featured an update: https://abc7.com/fillmore-trains-and-we ... /10832039/

It seems the future of the Fillmore & Western remains uncertain.