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Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 raises steam in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 22. More work needs to be done before the locomotive is ready for main line operation. William P. Diven ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been a long pull — 18 years since Santa Fe Railway No. 2926 creaked and groaned out of an Albuquerque […]
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Watco Companies, LLC, and The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) have entered into an agreement to discontinue their GBW Railcar Services (GBW) railcar repair joint venture. Under the agreement, the repair shops and employees at each location will return to management by their previous operators. The plan enables each company to meet […]
DL535E No. 104 leads a train at Skagway in June 2014. James L. Haney SKAGWAY, Alaska – The new owner of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway says it is looking to expand its locomotive fleet to meet the railroad’s increasing ridership demands. On Aug. 1, Carnival Corp. owners of Carnival Cruise Lines and […]
BUTLER, Wis. — Clean-up crews are working to remove hopper cars that derailed and went through the wall of a warehouse Monday evening near Milwaukee. Milwaukee-area media report that several hopper cars from a Union Pacific freight train derailed south of the Butler, Wis., yard and pushed through a wall of a warehouse belonging to […]
POMONA, Calif. — An Amtrak engineer in California is the subject of a murder investigation after two homeless men were found shot to death Aug. 12 at the Pomona, Calif., Amtrak station. The Los Angeles Times reports that police allege an Amtrak engineer, Christopher Matthew Peterson, killed Robert Salinas Jr., and Jeremy Alexander Henness. The […]
Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 No. 6988 arrives in Newton, Iowa, Monday with revenue freight. Kevin Gilliam NEWTON, Iowa — Iowa Interstate wrapped up weekend steam excursions with the Central States Steam Preservation Association Monday with a 15-car freight train behind Chinese-built QJ 2-10-2 No. 6988 running from South Amana to Newton. The locomotive operated on trips […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Trains Magazine is accepting proposals through Oct. 15 for its annual $10,000 preservation award. The grant will go to a nonprofit educational group in the U.S. or Canada for the restoration or repair of an important locomotive, unique rolling stock, or for archives. Priority goes to projects of regional or national significance, […]
Indiana & Ohio SD40-2 No. 4083 handles the first test car to Jeffersonville, Ohio, on July 26, 2018. The train is crossing the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern main line at Sugar Street in Lima, Ohio, the same line that brought the car to the city. Zach Marlow LIMA, Ohio – Canadian Pacific and Genesee […]
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man will face a judge for carrying cocaine on Amtrak after pleading guilty to prosecutors’ charges. NOLA.com reports that a 49-year-old New Orleans man was traveling on a one-way ticket from Houston to New Orleans carrying a duffel bag and a pillow. The train was likely the Sunset Limited. When […]
UP will support the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad with a $1 million matching donation to the state of Utah. Trains: Jim Wrinn SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Union Pacific said Thursday it will match the $1 million Utah is spending to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad next May 10. “This […]
Rick Marsden paints ceiling panel for the new company store at the home of Santa Fe Railway 2926 in Albuquerque, N.M. The panels will be curved to replicate the roof of the 2926 cab. The previous company store was torn down in June during rerailing of the 2926. Bill Diven ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With the […]
A screen image capture from a video of D.J. Mitchell, BNSF Railway vice president of passenger operations, speaking before Metra’s board of directors on Wednesday. METRA CHICAGO — A top BNSF Railway executive assured Metra board members Wednesday that the railroad was serious about eliminating the causes of overheated and overcrowded coach cars that had […]
