HONG KONG — Europe-bound intermodal trains originating in China may have dozens of empty boxes in an attempt to secure Chinese-government subsidies, the South China Daily News’s Inkstone News website reports. An Inkstone reporter cites, but does not link to, an article by the Chinese Business Journal for its information. The website report details one […]
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Report: Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 will tour two months this fall NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4014 could be on the road for two months this fall. Trains: Jim Wrinn OMAHA, Neb. — OK, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 fans, how much vacation time do you have this fall? Whatever it is, it may not be enough. The incredibly popular 4-8-8-4 could be on the road from […]
LIRR to reduce ticket offices, eliminate onboard cash transactions NEWSWIRE
Long Island Rail Road ticket agents work with passengers at New York’s Penn Station. The LIRR will cut the number of stations with agents as of Jan. 1, 2020, while also ending cash ticket sales onboard trains. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road will cut the number of stations with ticket […]
Metra to adjust schedules on five routes NEWSWIRE
A Metra UP West train departs La Fox, Ill., and heads towards its final stop in Elburn on July 29, 2019. PTC-related changes to schedules for a number of UP West trains are among schedule adjustments announced by Metra. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra will make minor schedule adjustments on five of its routes […]
Newark, Providence stations receive funds for upgrades NEWSWIRE
NEWARK, N.J. — Two well-used stations on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor have received funding for station improvements. Newark’s Penn Station has received an $18.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, while the Providence, R.I.. station will receive $25 million from multiple sources for a facelift. Newark Penn, owned and operated by NJ Transit, serves […]
Passenger falls from NJ Transit train when doors open on wrong side during station stop NEWSWIRE
A NJ Transit train from New York arrives at Secaucus Junction, N.J., on Aug. 16, 2019. On Monday, a passenger fell from a train stopped at the station when the doors opened on the wrong side of the car. TRAINS: David Lassen SECAUCUS, N.J. — NJ Transit is investigating how doors opened on the wrong […]
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611 spends an extra night in Virginia on the way to Strasburg NEWSWIRE
SHENANDOAH, Va. — Norfolk & Western No. 611 will try to escape from Virginia again today. After leaving homebase in Roanoke, Va., Monday morning, the locomotive tied down for the night in the division point of Shenandoah, Va., Monday night after an attempt to reach Enola Yard, just outside Harrisburg, Pa., on its way to […]
Amtrak adds service to two New Jersey stations NEWSWIRE
Its headlight dimmed for a meet, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train passes through the station at Princeton Junction, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2019. Amtrak has added service to Princeton Junction and New Brunswick, N.J. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — As of Monday, Aug. 19, Amtrak has added additional Northeast Corridor service to two stops […]
Baltimore light rail system resumes full service NEWSWIRE
BALTIMORE — Light RailLink service between Camden Yards and North Avenue, shut down since the July break of a water main, resumed Monday morning. Baltimore Fishbowl reports that the Maryland Transit Administration resumed service that had been suspended since July 8, when the broken water main damaged an underground vault, creating a sinkhole that consumed […]
Dailey Foundation awards grants to four preservation projects NEWSWIRE
A Dailey Foundation grant will assist NC&StL 576, shown moving out of Centennial Park in Nashville in January 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio-based Tom E. Dailey Foundation Inc. Tuesday announced 12 grants totaling $28,500 including four for railway preservation projects totaling $15,000. The railway preservation projects include $5,000 for the Oregon […]
FRA issues notice for rail infrastructure grants NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. The NOFO includes more than $244 million in grant funding. “The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements grant program is an important resource for railroads […]
