ALBANY, N.Y. — A new book promises to “lay out the whole damning history” of moving crude oil by railroad, starting with the tragic wreck and inferno at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on July 6, 2013. The book is “Bomb Trains: How Industry Greed and Regulatory Failure Put the Public at Risk” by Justin Mikulka. Mikulka says […]
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Broken water main floods CSX tunnel, causes small derailment
BALTIMORE — A broken water main is blamed for flooding in Baltimore that caused a derailment of a CSX train and stopped CSX and MARC commuter trains on Monday. The broken main near the M&T Stadium, home of the NFL Baltimore Ravens, flooded CSX’s Howard Street tunnel and was blamed for derailment of three cars, […]
Colorado Railroad Museum events celebrate 60th anniversary NEWSWIRE
The Colorado Railroad Museum’s 60th anniversary celebration will include two days of rides on a Galloping Goose and two days of rides behind a steam locomotive. TRAINS: David Lassen GOLDEN, Colo. — The Colorado Railroad Museum will celebrate its 60th anniversary with events this Thursday through Sunday, July 11-14. Events include rides on a Galloping Goose […]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad restores 19th-century passenger cars NEWSWIRE
Although it has gone through some modifications and upgrades, coach car No. 292 maintains many of its original character-defining features. Thomas Scalf Railway Post Office car No. 65 undergoes restoration at Antonito, Colo. Thomas Scalf ANTONITO, Colo. — Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec are renovating four historic […]
End of the line for the Bay Coast Railroad NEWSWIRE
Cape Charles, Va. Google Maps WASHINGTON — It really is the end of the line for the Bay Coast Railroad. The railroad, which had shuttered in 2018, seeks to formally abandon its remaining route miles on the Delmarva Peninsula and the car float operation across Chesapeake Bay. The railroad filed an abandonment petition with the […]
First Progress-built Tier 4 locomotives for CSX arrive NEWSWIRE
CSX SD70ACe-T4 No. 8908 shows off its fresh paint. Erik Landrum CINCINNATI – Delivery of CSX Transportation’s first SD70ACe-T4 locomotives began last week when nine of the 10-unit order was shipped from Progress Rail’s Muncie, Ind., plant. Norfolk Southern delivered the nine units from Muncie to Cincinnati where they were interchanged to CSX. The order, […]
New Long Island Rail Road station planned for Belmont Park NEWSWIRE
An artist’s conception shows the new Elmont station for the Long Island Rail Road. Empire State Development ELMONT, N.Y. — A new Long Island Rail Road station will be built at Belmont Park as part of a project that will also include a new arena for hockey’s New York Islanders, along with a hotel and […]
New York moving ahead with plan to remove parts of Adirondack Scenic tracks NEWSWIRE
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State officials are continuing with their efforts to tear out part of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad’s tracks to create a rail trail. Two state agencies have issued a document defining the scope of the project and are formally requesting public comment. The plan would include the “removal of rails and […]
NRC names Wieland as president NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Ashley Wieland has been named as the new president of the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association. Wieland, who had previously worked for the NRC in several capacities, was most recently director of state government relations for the American Traffic Safety Services Association. “I’m thrilled to be back with the NRC and honored […]
Big Boy No. 4014 departure delayed this morning NEWSWIRE
No. 4014 heads east through the curves at Archer, Wyo., on Monday as it departs Cheyenne to kick off its next public tour. Zach Marlow CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s departure from its home base in Cheyenne today was delayed more than four hours while the crew “made adjustments” to the […]
California quakes shift tracks on desert short line; repairs expected to take at least a week NEWSWIRE
Trona, Calif. Federal Railroad Administration Safety Map; TRAINS: Steve Sweeney LOS ANGELES — Trona Railway officials are still surveying damage to the company’s track and structures from back-to-back earthquakes July 4 and 5, but officials tell Trains they are already looking at a serious track displacement of about three feet on their main line a […]
Canadian Pacific outpaces other Class I railroads in quarterly traffic growth NEWSWIRE
Canadian Pacific was the clear winner in second quarter traffic growth among the big six Class I railroad systems. CP carried 6% more carloads in the quarter, led by double-digit gains in its potash, forest products, and energy, chemicals and plastics business segments. The only CP traffic segments not to grow were coal, which was […]
