The Genesee & Wyoming Railroad company is an American short line railroad holding company that owns or maintains 120 railroads throughout five countries! In this detailed 53-page PDF download we share information covering: The stories behind the potential people saw in the Kiamichi Railroad, a 227 ½ mile Class 3 carrier, and how the railroad changed […]
Trains Magazine 2018 Index
Trains Magazine’s 2018 Index trains_2018_Index […]
Fort Worth’s TEXRail set to debut NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — TEXRail, the newest element in the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s growing network of commuter and light rail, will make its debut on New Year’s Day, with regular service set to begin Jan. 5. The New Year’s Day kickoff will feature officials from the cities along the route taking a celebratory ride, ending […]
Court throws out latest suit by county opposing Brightline expansion NEWSWIRE
A northbound Brightline train rolls into Fort Lauderdale on May 12, 2018. The passenger service, being rebranded as Virgin Trains USA, has won a key court ruling over its sale of bonds. Bob Johnston MIAMI — A judge has thrown out the latest in a series of lawsuits against Brightline/Virgin Trains USA by a Florida county […]
Music City Star cuts one Friday evening train to exempt itself from PTC rules NEWSWIRE
NASHVILLE — Music City Star riders may miss a Friday evening ride after today — all because of positive train control. The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors recently announced a new Music City Star schedule recently that eliminates a Friday evening round trip between Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn. The schedule also modifies arrival and […]
Strasburg names new leaders NEWSWIRE
Craig Lefever SRR Rick Musser SRR STRASBURG, Pa. — The Board of Directors of Strasburg Rail Road, America’s oldest short line railroad and one of Pennsylvania’s leading tourist attractions, announce Craig Lefever as its newest President and Rick Musser, Jr., to the position of Chief Mechanical Officer. The two positions were previously held by Linn […]
Top stories of 2018: NOT QUITE TOP STORIES NEWSWIRE
President Donald Trump The White House When Trains editors look at the Top 10 stories of the year, it’s always a close call on which stories make it and which do not. Here are the stories that came close, but didn’t quite make the Top Ten cut for 2018. California High Speed Rail: Seemingly on […]
Trains top stories for 2018: No. 1, Richard Anderson
WASHINGTON — A signature event early in Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson’s tenure speaks volumes about the tone he has set in leading the organization the Amtrak Board of Directors hired him to run. Private railcar owner Bennett Levin had arranged a special farewell at his own expense to mark the retirement of Billie […]
Amtrak workers learn terms of severance, relocation deals NEWSWIRE
Amtrak’s call center in Riverside, Calif., is scheduled to close Jan. 18. David Croteau RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Workers at Amtrak’s soon-to-close Riverside reservation call center are being offered a $15,000 relocation allowance or a one-time severance payment of $10,000, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. Workers learned the terms of the agreement at a Wednesday meeting, after […]
Dashcam captures near-miss at malfunctioning crossing gates NEWSWIRE
Video via Facebook CHICAGO — Dramatic dashcam video captured a near-miss in November between a Metra commuter train and as many as three vehicles at a suburban Chicago crossing where the warning lights and gates had malfunctioned. The video, taken from a police squad car, shows the vehicle just about to enter the crossing […]
GO Transit adds to Kitchener service NEWSWIRE
TORONTO — GO Transit is expanding service between Kitchener, Ontario, and Toronto, adding an additional round trip as of Jan. 7. The additional trains — a morning train departing Kitchener at Kitchener at 5:40 p.m. and a return trip departing Toronto at 3:35 p.m. — increase daily service to five round trips. The Ontario government […]
‘Leviathan’ to play role of Lincoln Funeral Train locomotive
Leviathan will get a new role in Pennsylvania this spring. Trains: Jim Wrinn ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Good bye Central Pacific No. 63, Leviathan! Hello Pennsylvania Railroad No. 331. The operating 4-4-0 replica of one of the locomotives in the first transcontinental railroad 150 years ago is being redecorated to represent the PRR engine that pulled […]
