A loaded CSX coal train spans Pool Point trestle en route to Erwin, Tenn., from Shelby Yard in Pikeville, Ky. Chase Gunnoe Eastern Kentucky rail lines and Interstate highways Federal Railroad Administration Safety Map PIKEVILLE, Ky. — As U.S. coal traffic continues to slide, CSX Transportation is cutting further into its vast Appalachian rail network, […]
Delmarva Peninsula Google Maps WASHINGTON — Rumors you may have heard are true: Norfolk Southern will lease 162 miles of its Delmarva Secondary line in Delaware and Maryland to short line operator Carload Express. The new railroad, the Delmarva Central will be the fourth Carload Express short line, and doubles the mileage under the company’s […]
Progress Rail’s EMD Tier 4 emission compliant locomotives Nos. 1603 and 1604 are seen near Andover, Minn., moving south to Minneapolis on a daily train. BNSF Railway is helping to test the units. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS — Progress Rail and BNSF Railway have assigned two SD70ACeP4-T4 demonstrator locomotives to trains linking Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., and […]
Jim McClellan Trains file photo VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Jim McClellan, a primary architect of North America’s modern railroad landscape, has died. McClellan was a life-long rail enthusiast who leveraged his passions for the benefit of the industry in the bankruptcy-riddled 1970s. Executives and planners relied on his knowledge of railroading and interpretations of maps […]
BELEN, N.M. — A driver speeding down a city street hit an embankment Thursday morning launching himself over three BNSF Railway trains parked for fueling before falling onto vacant track in the Belen Yard. The driver of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, identified as Anthony Sanchez of Belen, survived his estimated 150-foot flight and remains in […]
An artist has transformed a former Milwaukee Road steam locomotive tender and ex-snow plow into a mural in Montevideo, Minn. Montevideo Arts Project MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — A one-time locomotive tender and snow plow officially welcomes its news role as public art this week outside the former Milwaukee Road station in Montevideo, Minn. The Montevideo Arts […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — The body of Charles E. Ditlefsen, whose CEDCo Publishing Co. calendars featured a variety of railroad subjects, was found dismembered in a freezer in Thailand. He disappeared in 2008. Ditlefsen, who was born in Hungary, was a transportation planner in Marin County, Calif. News reports from Thailand say Ditlefsen may have been […]
FULL SCREEN Kathi L. Kube The DOT-117 tank car is in position against the impact wall at the Transportation Technology Center. The trucks have been removed and the car is supported on skids. Above the car is a high-speed camera, which researchers will use to evaluate subtle details during the impact. The markers and grid […]
FULL SCREEN Bob Johnston It took more than two hours for CSX track personnel to secure cutting tools, get to Connersville, and make the right-of-way passable. The train then backed into the station and passengers were allowed to get off. Here onlookers watch as two engineers and the assistant conductor rectify minor damage to the […]
Yreka Western 2-8-2 No. 19 as it appeared before today’s sheriff sale in Yreka, Calif. Kyle Stockman REDDING, Calif. — Yreka Western 2-8-2 No. 19 has a new owner after a sheriff’s sale today in northern California. Representatives from the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, bid up the price on the embattled steam […]
LOS ANGELES — Metrolink is filing a lawsuit against Hyundai–Rotem, a passenger car builder, after allegations of faulty parts and a breach of contract and warranty. Metrolink spokesperson Sherita Coffelt confirms with Trains News Wire that Metrolink has filed suit against Hyundai-Rotem company in Los Angeles County Superior Court for allegations of “breach of contract […]
Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern-type No. 844 pictured at LaSalle, Colo., in 2009. The famed locomotive is set to arrive in Memphis, Tenn., in steam on Oct. 22. Bruce A. Daugherty OMAHA — Union Pacific says its 4-8-4 No. 844 steam locomotive will cross the Mississippi River to Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 22 and cross back […]
