Brady, Texas, faces the loss of rail service with the embargo and possible abandonment of the Texas Central & Colorado River Railway. Jeffrey A. Harwell BRADY, Texas — Rail customers in Brady, a town of 5,300 some 128 miles northwest of Austin, Texas, are in limbo after the Texas Central & Colorado River Railway embargoed […]
OmniTrax will acquire the Winchester & Western, which operates in four eastern states. OmniTrax DENVER — Short line holding company OmniTRAX will acquire the Winchester & Western, a 101-year railroad operating approximately 100 route-miles in Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Maryland. The $105 million acquisition from Covia Holdings Corp. is expected to close during […]
Western New York & Pennsylvania No. 6002 is former CSX No. 5009. Carl Belke No. 6002 is ready to ship from its overhaul site in Arkansas to New York. Carl Belke OLEAN, N.Y. — Now we know what the big Montreal diesel vanquishers on the Western New York & Pennsylvania look like. WNY&P No. 6002, […]
Buffalo Southern’s only C424M, No. 4212, undergoes testing at the railroad’s shops in Hamburg, N.Y. Pat Connors ERIE, Pa. — Anyone who has visited the Buffalo Southern shop in Hamburg, N.Y., during the last several years likely saw a dead line comprised of several Alco and Montreal Locomotive Works locomotives in various states of disrepair. […]
WASHINGTON — Brookfield Infrastructure’s proposed acquisition of Genesee & Wyoming and its 106 American short line railroads is not on the fast track. The Surface Transportation Board, in a decision issued late Monday, put an indefinite hold on the $8.4-billion deal until it can weigh whether it’s appropriate to grant the normal exemption for an […]
Short line Palmetto Railways, owned by the state of South Carolina, will build a 28-mile branch that will connect the new Volvo assembly plant in Ridgeville, S.C., to a CSX Transportation main line. Palmetto Railways WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have approved the construction of a 28-mile rail line that will serve Volvo’s new assembly plant […]
With six cars on the drawbar for Nease Chemical in Fernald, Ohio, Indiana Eastern SD9 No. 206 cruises through the farmland of eastern Indiana on former Chesapeake & Ohio rails near the tiny community of Peoria, Ind., on July 18. David Rohdenburg COTTAGE GROVE, Ind. — Midwest shortline Indiana Eastern Railroad, which operates 43 miles […]
One of the new changes to operations with the Turtle Point, Pa., facility is the need for locomotives at each end the train due to a south end only switch. Western New York & Pennsylvania’s M636 No. 685 brings up the rear of a northbound sand train as three other Montreal Locomotive Works locomotives pull […]
The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in the wake of two fatal crashes has not stopped rail shipments of new fuselages from Kansas to Washington State via BNSF Railway and regional Montana Rail Link. Boeing has curtailed production of the 737 MAX for the duration of the grounding, which is related to […]
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad’s Transportation Department employees have reached an important milestone, achieving five straight years of injury-free performance. It’s the first time for such an achievement in South Shore Freight’s history, reflecting an emphasis on safety fostered across the entire company. The railroad reached the five-year mark […]
A Canal Street streetcar in 2018. The system was shut down briefly by heavy rains on Wednesday. Bob Johnston NEW ORLEANS – With all of the Crescent City’s 200 flood gates set to shut by Friday in advance of approaching Tropical Storm Barry, Amtrak has cancelled all service in and out of New Orleans through […]
Western New York & Pennsylvania Montreal-built six-axle locomotives prepare to take a train north from Driftwood to Turtlepoint, Pa. Increased frequency of service between these two points and delays in receiving the newer GE locomotives will allow for more scenes such as this in the remaining weeks of the summer. Stephan M. Koenig ERIE, Pa. […]
