Circus wagons are loaded onto flat cars in Charleston, W.Va., in preparation for the last circus train run to Uniondale, N.Y. Chase Gunnoe CSXT ET44AC No. 3333 will lead the last ‘Blue’ unit circus train to Uniondale, N.Y., form Charleston, W.Va. Here, Watco’s Kanawha River Railroad is switching the train in preparation for its outbound […]
PHOENIX — Beginning May 1, Amtrak began operating a Thruway bus connecting service in Maricopa, Ariz., for passengers traveling on the tri-weekly Sunset Limited-Texas Eagle service wanting to travel to the Tempe and Phoenix areas. Stagecoach Express is operating the shuttle service on the days the Sunset Limited operates through Maricopa. Thruway stops include: • […]
Money, Miss., is located approximately halfway between Jackson, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn., on CN’s ex-Illinois Central mainline. Google Maps MONEY, Miss. — Two Canadian National trains collided in Mississippi early Sunday morning resulting in an explosion and extensive delays to freight and passenger service. At least one of the trains was carrying crude oil, which […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and retail giant Canadian Tire Corp., recently debuted North America’s first 60-foot intermodal container, according to a CP news release. The 60-foot container, which was developed by the Canadian Tire team in partnership with the railroad, provides an additional seven feet from the current 53-foot container standard. It will allow […]
HOUSTON — A 53-foot intermodal container aboard a Union Pacific train caught fire and exploded April 23 just north of downtown Houston. Local media reported that the container was carrying lithium-ion batteries in a train from the port of New Orleans to San Antonio, Texas. No one was injured, but the blast blew out windows […]
The Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Texas locomotive on display in a new livery at the North Carolina Transportation Museum on Friday, April 28. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn SPENCER, N.C. — The locomotive part of the Texas weights less than 30 tons, but it is still big enough to cause a sizeable controversy. A crowd gathered Friday, […]
Most of C&O No. 1309’s restoration is now complete, including a rebuilt cab and other major components. Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is going to be late for its own debut. Railroad officials say funding issues mean the locomotive will not make a July 1 appearance under its own […]
Burlington Northern No. 6234 on a photo charter at the St. Croix River Bridge in 2008. This unit will be used on the BN photo charter in May. Steve Glischinski OSCEOLA, Wis. — A diesel photo charter in Wisconsin next month aims to recreate the Burlington Northern Railroad of the 1970s. The May 8 charter […]
Duluth & Northeastern 2-8-0 No. 28 steams out of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s yard on April 22. Steve Glischinski A young railfan checks out Duluth & Northeastern No. 28 as it steams by on April 22. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — For the first time since 2013, the sounds of a steam locomotive echoed […]
Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4s Nos. 3016 and 3027 haul CWKBT9-14 through Stanwood, Iowa, on April 15. SD70ACe-T4 No. 3019 was on the rear in distributed power mode. Craig Williams CHICAGO — Union Pacific began accepting their SD70ACe-T4 s from Progress Rail for a second time this month. Delivery of the order to Union Pacific began initially […]
The Texas is raised for transport to North Carolina on Dec. 21, 2015. The cosmetically restored locomotive will return to Atlanta later this year. North Carolina Transportation Museum ATLANTA — The restored 1856 Texas locomotive, an important relic of Atlanta’s early railroading days and well-known for its pivotal role in 1862’s Great Locomotive Chase, will […]
CSX CEO E. Hunter Harrison Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New CSX Transportation CEO E. Hunter Harrison gave some broad-brush outlines today on his plans to cut costs, streamline operations, and improve service. Wall Street analysts quizzed Harrison for nearly two hours during the railroad’s first-quarter earnings call this morning. While Harrison said many details […]
