A southbound Metra Electric train arrives at the 11th Street/Museum Campus station in August 2016. Metra Electric service has been restored on this part of the line, but remains cancelled south of Kensington; South Shore service has been fully restored. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Full South Shore Line commuter rail service has been restored […]
WASHINGTON – Amtrak board of directors has appointed Kevin Winters as the new Amtrak inspector general, effective immediately. He succeeds Tom Howard, who will retire after four decades of experience in senior federal accountability positions. Winters has served as deputy inspector general and counsel since 2015, after serving for 10 years as a senior executive […]
Magma Arizona RS3 No. 3 is the latest acquisition at the fledgling Arizona State Railroad Museum. Arizona State Railroad Museum: Al Richmond WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Although the Arizona State Railroad Museum in Williams has yet to break ground on its museum building, the foundation behind it is continuing to accumulate rolling stock relevant to the […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National will continue making major capacity improvements in western Canada this year, with nearly 80 miles of additional double track and three siding projects in the works for its lines linking Canadian West Coast ports, the Prairies, and Chicago. CN has been growing quickly on its spine between Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, […]
CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific Railway and Hapag-Lloyd have extended of their long-term agreement to the benefit of the international supply chain, the movement of cargo through the ports of Montreal and Vancouver, and the overall North American economy. “We are incredibly proud to continue to work with Hapag-Lloyd,” said Keith Creel, CP President and […]
A screen image capture from a Metra video of natural gas-fired switch heaters. Media outlets covering the late January freeze in the Midwest have reported that Chicago’s Metra sets its tracks on fire. METRA CHICAGO — From ABC to the British Broadcasting Corp. with Stephen Colbert in between, the national and international media is obsessed […]
CHICAGO – The derailment of a Canadian National freight train in south suburban Harvey that knocked down adjacent catenary supports on parallel Metra Electric tracks continues to affect Windy City passenger operations, even as temperatures begin to climb. For the third consecutive day, all Metra Electric and South Shore Line trains have been cancelled. The […]
An excursion train on the museum’s loop in 2013. Brian Schmidt GREEN BAY, Wis. – The National Railroad Museum is advancing several long-term projects that will include more indoor exhibit space, equipment restorations, and remodeling of existing space. While none of the projects is “shovel ready” yet, plans are moving forward according to Executive Director […]
WASHINGTON – Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has announced its vision for the Great American Rail-Trail, an unprecedented commitment to creating an iconic piece of American infrastructure that will connect nearly 4,000 miles of rail-trail and other multiuse trails from Washington, D.C., to Washington State. RTC is committing to this project after more than 18 months of analysis […]
Passengers de-train from the New River Train as it makes its second station stop in Hinton, W.Va., in October 2015. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has sent a letter to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson expressing concern over Amtrak’s policies and restrictions that are creating financial hardship for the Collis P. Huntington […]
Trains editors discuss all the rail news that is fit to print each week. In this episode of Trains News Wire round-up, Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about railroads and the Polar Vortex, Class I railroad traffic gains and concerns, a school bus-train crash, and more. Only from Trains! […]
ScaleTrains.com Inc. announced a General Electric (GE) C44-9W diesel locomotive at the 2019 Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show on Jan. 26. The model will be available in HO and N scales in the company’s Rivet Counter and Operator series. The Model Railroader staff received a sample from the HO scale Rivet Counter line. Road […]
