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NJ Transit trains meet at the Elizabeth, N.J., station on Aug. 6, 2019. The New Jersey Senate has formed a committee to investigate the transit agency’s service issues. TRAINS: David Lassen TRENTON, N.J. — The president of the New Jersey Senate has announced creation of a select committee to investigate NJ Transit service, soon after […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend the Board’s railroad performance data reporting rules. Specifically, the Board proposes to include chemical and plastics traffic as a distinct reporting category to the Class I railroads’ weekly reporting of the “cars-held” metric, which tracks the average number […]
Steamtown’s Big Boy, No. 4012, is moved on the historic site’s turntable prior to the start of a cosmetic restoration. National Park Service SCRANTON, Pa. — Steamtown National Historic Site has removed its Big Boy locomotive from public display to perform cosmetic restoration and repainting of the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4. Visitors will not have access […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance its methodology for determining the railroad industry’s cost of capital by incorporating an additional model, called “Step MSDCF,” into the calculation. Each year, the Board determines the railroad industry’s cost of capital. This figure, which the Board calculates as […]
SEATTLE — The Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission said it has approved close to $1.5 million in grants over a two-year period for improvements to grade crossings in the state, with an emphasis on those where crude oil trains pass. The Olympia, Wash.-based commission has the authority to approve new crossings and the inspect, close, […]
SECAUCUS, N.J. — The U.S. Coast Guard has made permanent its ban on opening Amtrak’s troublesome Portal Bridge during rush hour. A six-month trial period, banning the opening of the more-than-century-old bridge over the Hackensack River during peak periods on the Northeast Corridor, began in March. [See “Coast Guard will no longer allow rush-hour openings […]
O gauge Alco S-2 switcher from MTH Electric Trains Price: $459.95 (20-20891-1) Cmd low: 2.0 smph Cnv low: 3.5 smph High speed: 66.1 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound Features: O-31 operation, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, two can-style motors, smoke unit, remote couplers, crew figures, and interior cab decoration. Current-production road names: Akron, Canton […]
O gauge ALP-46 electric locomotive from MTH Electric Trains Price: $549.95 (20-5701-1) Cmd low: 2.1 scale miles per hour Cnv low: 4.2 smph High speed: 97 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 2 ounces Features: O-72 operation, two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, directionally raising pantographs, two remote couplers. Current-production road name: NJ […]
CHICAGO — A groundbreaking ceremony Monday marked the planned construction of a new, long-delayed station on Metra’s Rock Island District. The station near 79th Street and Lowe Avenue in the Auburn Park neighborhood was originally planned in 2009, but state funding was held up and eventually cut in 2017. That funding was restored earlier this […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The annual open house for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 was held in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sept. 28 at the restoration site near downtown. New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society members log many hours to work toward their goal to once again operate the largest 4-8-4 Northern-type […]
PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, has leased nearly a half-dozen railcars from Maryland Transit Authority’s MARC Train service to accommodate anticipated ridership increases on its regional rail network because of long-term construction projects on Interstate 95. According to a recent statement from SEPTA, the agency was to begin using five MARC railcars […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A supply chain hall of fame will be established in Rogers, Ark., based on a vote by the board of directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, according to officials at the University of Arkansas. Rogers is located near the headquarters of J. B. Hunt, and Johnelle Hunt, who with […]
