A Sounder commuter train arrives in Lakewood, Wash., in June 2018. Tickets for the commuter train will be just $2 in June as Sound Transit introduces post-COVID-19 “recovery fares.” TRAINS: David Lassen More Tuesday rail news in brief: — Seattle-area Sound Transit will offer temporarily reduced “recovery fares” as of June 1 as it resumes […]
The second of the White Pass & Yukon’s new diesels arrives in Skagway, Alaska, on Monday. White Pass & Yukon Tuesday morning rail news in brief: — The White Pass & Yukon has received the second in its order of 10 new locomotives. National Railway Equipment E3000CC-DC No. 3001 arrived in Skagway, Alaska, by ship […]
Monday morning rail news in brief: — Criminal charges have been reinstated against Brian Bostian, the latest twist in the legal saga of the engineer who was at the controls for the fatal Philadelphia derailment of Amtrak train No. 188 in 2015. Charges against Bostian were dropped for the second time in July 2019 when […]
Kansas City Southern has released specially painted SD70ACe No. 4009, saluting railroad and other essential workers. Kansas City Southern Monday afternoon rail news in brief: — Kansas City Southern has unveiled a locomotive saluting “the heroes throughout our network and beyond — especially railroad employees,” according to a Facebook post. SD70ACe No. 4009 wears a […]
Santa Cruz Portland Cement No. 2 arrives in Folsom, Calif., via Nelson Brothers Trucking for use on the Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad. Michael Florentine Monday morning tourist railroad and railfan news in brief: — The Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad has received an operating steam locomotive for excursions on a portion of the former […]
John Walsh American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association WASHINGTON — The Short Line Safety Institute is pleased to announce the hiring of John Walsh in a new position, Director of Hazardous Materials Programs. Walsh’s 30-year career includes experience in public safety, security, emergency management, homeland security and compliance, including 15 years in the freight […]
A family watches vintage transit equipment operate at the Illinois Railway Museum. Like almost all rail museums and tourist railroads, the facility in Union, Ill., is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Future visitors to facilities like the California State Railroad Museum are likely to face new guidance on social distancing. TRAINS: […]
An Amtrak Northeast Regional train crosses the Connecticut River bridge east of Old Saybrook, Conn., in October 2011. Bob Johnston Saturday rail news in brief: — Design details for a proposal to replace a century-old Northeast Corridor bridge over the Connecticut River have been presented to harbor commissions in Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Conn. […]
WINTER PARK, Fla. — Railroad writers rarely are known for wide exposure in multiple forms of national media, but Peter A. Hansen was a major exception. He not only edited the venerable publication Railroad History and wrote frequent long-form stories for Trains and Classic Trains, he also hosted or appeared in several nationally broadcast television […]
Amtrak’s Carolinian is scheduled to resume service between Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C., as of May 18, with full service to New York returning June 1, according to a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, while Piedmont trains will be suspended until further notice. However, other service changes and equipment deployment decisions for state-supported […]
The CDC has issued this set of guidelines to help transit systems decide when to restore or increase service. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday morning rail news in brief: — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a set of guidelines to help mass transit managers decide when to reopen or […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of March 31, 2020, toward fully implementing positive train control systems by December 31, 2020, as required by Congress. Based on railroads’ First Quarter 2020 PTC Progress Reports and current PTC Implementation Plans, nearly […]
