Passengers de-train from the New River Train as it makes its second station stop in Hinton, W.Va., in October 2015. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s annual New River Train could come to a halt because of Amtrak plans to increase private car rates and tighten policies. The 52-year-old annual excursion through West Virginia’s […]
MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Rail Link will install positive train control technology along more than 600 miles of its main line in Montana and Idaho by 2022, company officials say. Vice President of Operations Stacy Posey tells Trains that MRL will be one of the first railroads of its size to voluntarily install the safety […]
A view of the new railfan viewing tower and platform in Ludlow, Ky. David T. Rohdenburg Children gather at a new railroad viewing platform and tower along Norfolk Southern tracks in Ludlow, Ky. David T. Rohdenburg LUDLOW, Ky. — Railfans have a new place to watch trains now that officials in a Cincinnati suburb opened […]
THE PAS, Man. — Although Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised full passenger and freight service restoration to Churchill, Manitoba, “by the end of November”, Trains News Wire has learned that full service could begin within the next few weeks and the tracks should be secure through the winter. Last Friday, the two SD50 and […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s profits surged in the third quarter as rates rose and the railroad posted strong growth in agricultural and industrial products carloads. Pre-tax earnings grew 10 percent, to $1.9 billion, as revenue climbed 16 percent, to $6.1 billion, BNSF’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Nov. 2. BNSF’s third-quarter operating […]
Union Pacific workers took an aerial drone photo of the wreck of two UP freight trains on Oct. 4. An eastbound train struck a parked train near Sherman Hill, killing two railroaders. Union Pacific via the National Transportation Safety Board WASHINGTON — Safety investigators are citing air brake system problems on a Union Pacific train […]
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Court of Appeals has found for BNSF Railway in a case regarding state law on blocked grade crossings, saying in a decision released Friday that federal jurisdiction preempts state law. Officials in Chase County, Kan., had cited the railroad for blocking grade crossings for more than the 10 minutes allowed […]
F59PHI No. 84 shows its new lettering in late October. Metra CHICAGO – Metra’s newest locomotives are being prepped for service by the company’s mechanical forces. The agency has purchased 21 former Amtrak F59PHIs previously operated on Amtrak’s West Coast routes. The purchase eliminates the model from Amtrak’s roster and makes the Chicago commuter agency […]
A Metra worker was killed in an accident near the Grayland station on Saturday. Google Maps CHICAGO — One Metra worker was killed and another seriously injured in an explosion during track maintenance work on Saturday. The accident occurred near the Grayland station on the Milwaukee District North line, and is being blamed on a […]
WASHINGTON — The maker of Washington Metro’s troubled 7000-series railcars may exit the car-building business, the Washington Post reports. The Post cited a Jiji Press report in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries CEO Yoshinori Kanehana said the company may restructure or close the rail business if it does not improve. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that […]
Nashville & Eastern westbound freight at Brush Creek, Tenn., in October 2016. Steve Glischinski NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Co. announced the finalization of an agreement to acquire the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp.; Nashville & Western Railroad Corp.; Transit Solutions Group, a commuter rail operation; and three related operating entities. The closing […]
SP No. 18 rides the turntable at Durango, Colo., on Nov. 3. Jerry Day DURANGO, Colo. – “Some assembly required.” That’s the thought going through the minds of shop crews at Durango & Silverton this morning as they contemplate steaming Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18, which arrived by truck from California over the weekend. No. […]
