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WASHINGTON — A second Presidential Emergency Board has sided with a coalition of unions in their ongoing contract dispute with the Long Island Rail Road — but the LIRR rejected the board’s recommendation, setting the stage for a strike or lockout in May. The board was, under the rules of the Railway Labor Act, required […]
DALLAS — Some equipment from Minnesota’s defunct Northstar commuter rail operation has found a new home in the Lone Star State. Two of the Northstar’s MPI MP36PH0-3C locomotives and eight of its bilevel Bombardier coaches were photographed on Tuesday, March 17, en route from the Twin Cities to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They have been […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sued the federal government for withholding funds for the extension of the Second Avenue Subway, following a similar path to one that led to the release of money for the Hudson Tunnel project. MTA CEO Janno Lieber announced the move while testifying at a City Council meeting, […]
PORT EDWARD, British Columbia — A mudslide derailed a Canadian National train on the railroad’s line to Prince Rupert, B.C., on Monday, March 16, sending an unknown number of empty grain hoppers off the track. The CBC reports the derailment occurred about 12:45 p.m. CN told the broadcaster that the train’s crew ‘exited the locomotive […]
WASHINGTON — The final piece of CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel clearance project — raising a bridge in Baltimore — is expected to be completed late next month, opening the way for double-stack service in the Interstate 95 corridor. “On the I-95 corridor we move a good amount of traffic already between Florida and the Northeast […]
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WASHINGTON — Two J.B. Hunt Transport Services senior executives expressed hope for a surge in freight markets later this year while cautioning that current conditions remain “fragile.” Chief Financial Officer Brad Delco told an investor conference today (March 17) that the freight market remains fragile because customers are signaling a mixture of forecasts that include […]
Two biplanes trailing smoke accent a 1939 publicity photo of Florida East Coast’s Jacksonville–Miami Henry M. Flagler, named for the road’s founder. E3 No. 1001, emblazoned with the train’s name, was FEC’s first diesel. FEC photo […]
Railroads were the primary means of moving men and materiel within the United States during World War II. Here a freight conductor walks beside flatcars loaded with M3 Lee tanks at an unknown location. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts affiliate of Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has laid off 142 workers as of today (Monday, March 16) because U.S. Customs officials continue to block the import of railcar shells and other parts from China. CRRC MA had announced the layoff plans for its Springfield plant in January to fulfill […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virginia Railway Express has named Chris Henry as its new chief operations officer, the commuter agency announced on Friday, March 13. The appointment was effective Saturday, March 14. Henry, who had been serving as VRE’s director of rail operations, becomes the first COO for the agency since 2019, when Rich Dalton was […]
The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust has announced its restoration grants for 2026, awarding 20 projects a total of $250,000. The recipients were selected from 32 applicants seeking a total of almost $900,000. The grants were created by John Emery, a longtime Chicago resident and rail enthusiast who rode trains worldwide. His goal was […]
