KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern Railway has released details of the second phase of Precision Scheduled Railroading it is introducing to its Mexican subsidiary. With a planned Dec. 2 rollout for Phase Two, Kansas City Southern de Mexico will consolidate trains, move certain Laredo, Texas, terminal work to the Mexican side of the […]
MONTREAL — The union representing conductors and rail yard coordinators in Canada has given Canadian National Railway 72-hour notice of its intent to strike. The strike could begin at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference — Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) represents approximately 3,200 CN employees. It served notice of […]
A Canadian National train passes through Blue Island, Ill., on Sept. 16, 2019. CN will lay off management and union employees in both the U.S. and Canada, the railroad confirmed Friday. TRAINS: David Lassen MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway will cut management and union jobs, a move that could affect as many as 1,600 employees […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for a “second great railroad revolution” as part of his presidential campaign’s infrastructure plan. PHILADELPHIA — Former vice president and Democratic presidential primary contender Joe Biden has called for a “second great railroad revolution” as part of a $1.3-trillion infrustructure plan released this week. While other Democratic candidates […]
Eurostar’s latest Siemens-made Velaro trains wait at London St. Pancras International on Nov. 14. Keith Fender LONDON –Eurostar is celebrating 25 years of service from London to Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel. On Nov. 14 media and invited guests joined senior management on a train from London to Paris to mark the occasion. […]
St. Croix Valley SD40-2 No. 1326, wearing an NP logo for the day, heads south near Pine City, Minn. on Oct. 8, 2019. Steve Glischinski RUSH CITY, Minn. – The St. Croix Valley Railroad, famous for its diesels painted in the style of the Northern Pacific Railway, is facing the loss of one of its […]
Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. – The Illinois Railway Museum is pleased to announce that it has acquired one of the last traditional single-unit streetcars ever built for service in North America. This new addition to the museum’s collection allows IRM to trace the history of urban rail transport from 1859 all the way to […]
A Twitter post shows damage to Pittsburgh’s Station Square light rail station in August 2018. The agency which operates the light rail system will receive more than $2.5 million in reimbursement for damages from Norfolk Southern. Port Authority of Allegheny County, via Twitter PITTSBURGH — The Port Authority of Allegheny County will receive more than […]
CALLAWAY, Neb. – Rail historian Francis G. Gschwind, who extensively photographed and wrote about Union Pacific in the steam era, died last month in Callaway. He was 95. In partnership with his best friend and collaborator Jim Ehernberger, he was the co-author of such books as Colorado & Southern Northern Division; Smoke Across the Prairie: […]
WASHINGTON — The nomination of former U.S. Rep Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) to Amtrak’s board of directors will move to the U.S. Senate after being approved on a voice vote in committee this week. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the nomination earlier this week. President Donald Trump nominated Rokita in May for […]
SEATTLE — Sound Transit will drop the name “Red Line” for its light-rail corridor because of objections that the title evokes redlining, the former practice of denying home loans to non-white families in some areas of Seattle and other cities. The Seattle Times reports that CEO Peter Rogoff said during a meeting of the transit […]
ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has signed a contract with Stadler for 127 METRO trainsets, with two options for additional 25-train orders. The contract, valued at more than $600 million, is the largest single order for rail vehicles in the company’s history, and is the first major U.S. order for METRO trains. […]
