OMAHA, Neb. — There have been all kinds of celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad this May – from ceremonies at Promontory Summit, Utah, to the Big Boy steaming to and from Ogden, Utah’s, Union Station, to special exhibitions at museums all along the original route — but the […]
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Nevada governor signs two-person crew law NEWSWIRE
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada has become the second state this year to pass a law requiring at least two people in the cab of freight trains on Class I and Class II railroads. On May 15, Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed Assembly Bill 337 into law, just two months after Colorado’s governor signed a […]
Night photo shoot will raise funds for Rock Island E units NEWSWIRE
Rock Island E8 No. 652 and E6 No. 630 pose for a night photo session in Oelwein, Iowa, in August 2017. Jerry Huddleston MANLY, Iowa – S & B Productions will hold a night photo session with Rock Island E6A No. 630 and E8A No. 652 on May 30. The event will raise funds to […]
Union Pacific operations chief says hump yard focus is misplaced NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific BOSTON — Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Jim Vena wants to reset the discussion about hump yards and Precision Scheduled Railroading. Converting hump yards to flat-switching facilities was a key element of E. Hunter Harrison’s PSR strategy at Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and CSX Transportation. And at CSX, where Harrison idled eight of […]
Vehicle crash damages shop housing new steam locomotive NEWSWIRE
PALISADE, Colo. – A speeding car careened off a road and crashed into the Mammoth Locomotive Works, starting a devastating fire and killing the driver of the car. A full-size replica of a Rio Grande Southern steam locomotive under construction sustained minor damage, although much of the shop’s machinery was extensively damaged by fire and […]
AAR: metals and minerals traffic dip by double-digits; crude oil continues climb NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 11, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 529,263 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.7% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending May 11 […]
Adirondack Scenic Railroad executive director resigns NEWSWIRE
An Adirondack Scenic locomotive and train. Alex Mayes UTICA, N.Y. — After slightly more than one year on the job, Jack Roberson has resigned as the executive director of the Adirondack Rail Preservation Society, which operates the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in upstate New York. Justin Gonyo, former general manager of the Saratoga & North Creek […]
Amtrak, NJ Transit to invest $31 million in Northeast Corridor NEWSWIRE
Northbound Amtrak ‘Acela Express’ train No. 2164 overtakes NJ Transit train No. 2154, which has stopped at the Metuchen, N.J. station. Upgrades will speed passenger journeys soon for both operators from Trenton, N.J., to New York City. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK – Amtrak and NJ Transit will spend $31 million along the Northeast Corridor in […]
Canadian Pacific’s Creel: Customers will become fans of PSR, Class I mergers NEWSWIRE
CP CEO Keith Creel Canadian Pacific BOSTON — Shippers will eventually rally behind Precision Scheduled Railroading, Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel says, which could one day lead to a merger of two like-minded Class I systems. “Right now there’s pushback with PSR because customers don’t understand it. Change is always scary. Some railroads have done […]
Metra to boost service on BNSF, add summer weekend runs on 2 lines NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO – Metra will schedule a new train during morning and evening rushes on its busy BNSF Line to address overcrowding issues that developed as a result of positive train control implementation, CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski says. Both trains will be included in a new BNSF Line schedule to be unveiled in June, […]
Proposed PATCO overnight schedule change cancelled NEWSWIRE
PHILADELPHIA – The Port Authority Transit Corp., which operates PATCO transit service between Philadelphia and Lindenwold, N.J., is rolling back a proposal to modify overnight service. “PATCO continues to study security concerns during the owl hours and I am creating a special task force led by Delaware River Port Authority Police Captain George Bollendorf to […]
Summer 2019 likely to be the last for short line’s six-axle Montreal Locomotive Works units NEWSWIRE
Montreal Locomotive Works C630 No. 630 pauses at the head of a Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad train to re-fuel. The locomotive will likely be mothballed in the near future in favor of newer power. Stephan Koenig ERIE, Pa. — Famed Alco railroad Western New York & Pennsylvania will soon replace its venerable six-axle […]
