Western Maryland’s rebuild of C&O 1309 is in the final few months of work. Trains collection CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s contractor on the restoration of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Wednesday laid out a timetable that leads to the engine’s debut for the long July 4 weekend. Gary Bensman in […]
The 2017 ‘New River Train’ rolls west through Thurmond, W.Va., on Oct. 28, 2017. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Amtrak has been in discussions with the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society during the past year and viewed the New River Train’s potential charter as a positive business relationship. “Amtrak was in discussions with Collis […]
C&O 2716 should be relocated to its new home this summer. Trains: Jim Wrinn RAVENNA, Ky. — A $50,000 donation will push forward plans for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp.’s rail heritage center in Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Steam announced Tuesday the donation from the Anna B. Milburn Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, an arm of Kentucky-based […]
Santa Fe 2926, shown in March 2018, is a recipient of an Emery grant for PTC. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHICAGO — The John Emery Rail Heritage Trust has announced its 2019 grants. John Emery was a long-time Chicago resident who was an avid rail enthusiast who loved to ride trains around the world, and wanted […]
CHICAGO – The Coast Starlight isn’t the only Amtrak train making news this week. On Sunday afternoon, a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed east of Tomah, Wis., The eastbound Empire Builder had been running more than seven hours late, but would have passed the scene of the derailment had it been on time. Consequently, it […]
ERIE, Pa. — Workers at the former GE locomotive plant in Lawrence Park, Pa., are on strike after failing to reach an agreement with Pittsburgh-based Wabtec. The storied plant in suburban Erie has been home to locomotive building and repairs for more than 100 years, but only became an official part of the Wabtec Corp. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – A fire is reported Tuesday afternoon on BNSF Railway’s former Spokane, Portland & Seattle bridge over the Columbia River connecting Portland with Vancouver, Wash. The bridge, which parallels Interstate 5, hosts Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight services, as well as BNSF and Union Pacific freight traffic. Trains News Wire will continue to […]
GE Transportation crews test locomotives one last time Feb. 24, before the corporation they work for changed hands to Wabtec Corp. Stephan M. Koenig LAWRENCE PARK, Pa. — On the eve of the Wabtec-GE Transportation merger, the GE test crew performed one last test track certification in a rare Sunday move on Feb. 24. The […]
Part of the Gunderson exhibit at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. Greenbrier PORTLAND, Ore. – One of America’s leading rail car manufacturers is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new exhibit at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. Gunderson, a rail car manufacturer owned by Greenbrier Cos. and based in Portland, unveiled the new exhibit on […]
Lake State Railway map Surface Transportation Board filing WASHINGTON — Lake State Railway will lease 53 miles of CSX Transportation’s Plymouth Line in Michigan. The trackage covered under the deal, announced in a regulatory filing posted on Monday, runs from Mount Morris, Mich., near Flint, to Middle River, Mich., near Plymouth. The railroads envision completing […]
A screen image capture of the cover of a report studying reverse commuting on Chicago’s Metra. Metra CHICAGO — A March 4 launch date has been scheduled for the start of new reverse-commute service on Metra’s Milwaukee District North Line, officials have announced. The new service is intended to provide improved outbound transportation from Chicago’s […]
EUGENE, Ore. – Passengers on the southbound Coast Starlight that was stranded near Oakridge in southern Oregon are continuing on their journeys Tuesday following the arrival of a rescue locomotive to pull the train back to Eugene. Video shows Union Pacific ES44AC No. 5478 pulling the train into Eugene on Tuesday. Fallen trees across Union […]
