The former Southern Pacific dome passes Davenport Iowa on June 1, 2018, on Canadian Pacific train No. 475. Erik Rasmussen CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has acquired a former Southern Pacific three-quarter-length dome car. Railroad spokesman Andy Cummings confirms the purchase to Trains News Wire. The car was purchased from Colorado’s Royal Gorge Route Railroad, […]
Reporters assemble for a Turboliner anniversary event at Michigan Central Station on Oct. 23, 1974. Ernest L. Novak DETROIT – Confirming recent rumors, Ford Motor Co. has purchased the neglected Michigan Central Station in Detroit for an undisclosed price, The Detroit News reports Monday. The company will share additional details for its plans in the […]
DETROIT – The news this week that the Ford Motor Co. has purchased Detroit’s crumbling but historic Michigan Central Station indicates a happy ending for one of America’s most notoriously neglected big-city train stations. Ford purchased the building from the Manuel Moroun family, billionaire owners of a trucking and logistics empire, which includes the Ambassador […]
Firefighters set a back burn along the Durango & Silverton tracks as part of their efforts to contain the 416 Fire. Wyoming Interagency Hotshots DURANGO, Colo. — American Heritage Railways, parent company of the shuttered Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, made a startling announcement Thursday that it was closing Washington’s Mt. Rainier Railroad and […]
A pressure gauge shows 262 pounds on No. 1309’s boiler. Diversified Rail Services C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309’s restoration is back on track at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Trains collection CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is underway again in a big way: the railroad and […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced it is soliciting bids on six rail segments as part of a broader initiative to drive asset utilization, enhance network efficiency and create long-term value for the company. The decision to market these non-core properties, totaling approximately 650 miles, follows a detailed evaluation of each line and its […]
West Penn Railways car No. 832 debuts at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Bill Monaghan Artist’s rendering shows improvements planned for Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. PTM WASHINGTON, Pa. — The debut of a restored trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, West Penn Railways streetcar No. 832, highlighted the museum’s announcement for a new capital campaign, On Track […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak plans to add “a hot meal option” to dining service on the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited, and says food-service changes on the two trains — which saw full dining cars give way to pre-prepared cold meals as of June 1 — offer passengers more dining choices. These points come from […]
Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute Crews working on behalf of Michigan’s Steam Railroading Institute load the boiler for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 No. 175 onto a flatbed truck last weekend. Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute OWOSSO, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute has nearly completed the successful move of former Chicago & North Western […]
A submitted image of Santa Fe FP45 No. 92 which Illinois Railway Museum donors helped to mechanically restore. Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. — One of Santa Fe’s last locomotives to haul the Super Chief is now running again at the Illinois Railway Museum. In a Tuesday news release, museum officials say they’ve restored and […]
The Southwest Chief passes through Hinsdale, Ill., on April 28, 2018. Amtrak’s CEO says the effort to maintain the train must be balanced against the need of the entire national network. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — Responding to a letter from two major private-car organizations, Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson says the passenger railroad […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak officials say they’re looking to replace or upgrade as many as 75 locomotives and have deals in place this year. Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson says the passenger railroad issued a request for proposals June 1 with an eye to having the latest safety features and the lowest emissions possible. “Our diesel locomotive […]
