OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has virtually frozen its entire intermodal network in the face of harsh winter weather. UP notified customers Monday night that, effective at 8 a.m. local time today, it would not accept loads at its intermodal terminals. The railroad expects the closures to last for 72 hours. Exceptions include international shipments […]
Tuesday morning rail transit news: Charlotte unveils preliminary Silver Line light rail plan, sets meetings Charlotte’s transit agency has unveiled initial plans for its 26-mile Silver Line light rail project, and is beginning a series of six public meetings to address the potential route. WCNC-TV reports the Charlotte Area Transit System project aims to be […]
Q: Have the model railroad manufacturers ever considered making the wheels on car trucks free-wheeling, or more specifically, independent of the axles? It seems to me that trucks would bind less on tighter radius curves if each wheel could rotate independently. – Wilt Nelson, Leesburg, Fla. A: Wheels and axles on model trains are solid […]
CN derailment in West Chicago, Ill., disrupts Metra, UP operations A derailment on Canadian National near its diamond crossing of Union Pacific in West Chicago, Ill., is disrupting traffic on Metra’s UP West line, as well as Union Pacific trains. Metra has canceled some UP West trains earlier this morning, has been busing passengers between […]
Port Authority releases draft environmental report on Newark AirTrain The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released the Draft Environmental Assessment for the project to build a new AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport, beginning the 30-day period for public comment. The project, expected to cost about $2 billion, will build […]
ARCADIA, Ind. — John D. Horachek, former employee and long-time student of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee interurban line, died Feb. 5. He was 80. Horachek worked for the North Shore as a trainman, conductor, and motorman until the line shut down on Jan. 20, 1963. He was part of the crew on the […]
MTA asks for 1,000 more police to patrol New York transit system New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is asking for 1,000 New York Police Department officers to deploy on its subway and bus system in the wake of a series of violent attacks including two stabbing deaths at A Train subway stations. WPIX-TV reports this […]
Canadian National’s Elgin, Joliet & Eastern heritage locomotive narrowly missed being a part of Monday’s derailment on the former EJ&E in West Chicago, Ill. [See “Digest: CN derails train …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 15, 2021.] Eight cars immediately behind that locomotive, the trailing unit on a northbound train, derailed as the train traveled north […]
Two trailers involved in Saturday’s derailment of a Union Pacific intermodal train in Normal, Ill., caught fire Sunday morning, requiring a multiple-alarm response from the Normal Fire Department because of extreme cold and accessibility issues. Normal Fire Department Chief Mick Humer said the fire was caused by the refrigeration unit during salvage work one of […]
CHICAGO — The Union Pacific stack train derailment just south of the Normal, Ill., Transportation Center early Saturday kicked off a challenging Presidents Day weekend for Amtrak trains across the country. That derailment led to cancellation of Lincoln Service trains and a reroute of the Texas Eagle between St. Louis and Chicago [see “Digest: UP […]
Austin commuter rail operations suspended because of weather Austin, Texas, transit agency Capital Metro has suspended commuter rail service Monday and Tuesday because of the winter storm hitting the state. After shutting down all operations at 8 pm. Sunday, some services resume this morning and will from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. both days, […]
Name: Bob Mayer Railroad Name: Saguaro & Southwestern Location: Arizona Scale: O Theme: 1950’s logging railroad Description: Logging operations in northern Arizona. […]
