This schematic of Conrail’s North Jersey Service Area shows planned and current improvements. Courtesy of Conrail Greenville Yard in Bayonne and Jersey City, N.J., will see projects addressing capacity needs in several areas. Courtesy of Conrail This overhead image shows the current Point No Point Bridge over the Passaic River, as well as the proposed […]
An RTD A Line train from the Denver Airport returns to grade after crossing the bridge over Interstate 70 on its way to downtown. The RTD has reaffirmed its commitment to complete four unfinished rail corridors, and will look at an interim plan to begin service on one of those routes. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER […]
KCS SD70ACe No. 4052 leads a westbound freight through Alice, Texas, on the Laredo Subdivision in March 2012. Patrick Phelan KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern has become a faster, more fluid railroad as it rolls out operational changes based on the principles of Precision Scheduled Railroading. “For us, PSR is all about improving […]
The Lincoln Funeral Train debuts April 22 and 23 in Pennsylvania. Dan Cupper ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — The steam-powered Lincoln Funeral Train is about to start operations at its new home, the Ironstone Ranch on the Stone Gables Estate. The Dave Kloke replica of Central Pacific No. 63, Leviathan, is set to run Monday and Tuesday […]
ROMULUS, N.Y. — An employee of a railcar repair firm was killed on the job Thursday when struck by a train. The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that 46-year-old Thomas J. Horn of Romulus was struck and pronounced dead at the scene at 10:17 a.m. Thursday, according to a Seneca County Sheriff’s Office report. Horn […]
Passengers board the eastbound Sunset Limited at El Paso, Texas, in 2015. Among questions a group of senators have for Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson is one about how passengers are counted on triweekly trains like the Sunset. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — A group of 11 U.S. Senators sent Amtrak’s Richard Anderson a letter earlier this […]
MIAMI—Two weeks after the Florida Development Finance Corporation paved the way for the sale of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds, Virgin Trains USA announced today that the offering was fully subscribed. It attracted 67 different investors. “With the closing of the sale, Virgin Trains USA has the necessary funds to begin construction … of […]
A northbound Norfolk Southern train passes through Ferguson, Ky. Trains: Jim Wrinn LOWELL, Ark. — Precision Scheduled Railroad-driven lane closures and bad winter weather reduced intermodal traffic by 7 percent for J. B. Hunt Transport in the first quarter of 2019. “Volume or the lack thereof is obviously the main story,” David McGee, executive vice […]
See the Trains Magazine staff give its take on the week’s news. This week, Associate Editor Brian Schmidt and Editor Jim Wrinn discuss Precision Scheduled Railroading and quarterly earnings, an Ohio tower closure, steams locomotives on the move and static, and much more! Be sure to share your news tips with the staff at newswire@trainsmag.com! […]
This slide near Needleton was more than of 60 feet deep. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge DURANGO, Colo. – Wildfires, mudslides, and now avalanches. There isn’t much Mother Nature hasn’t thrown at Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in the past 12 months, but despite all of that, railroad officials there say they are […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Railcar manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies has agreed to purchase American Railcar Industries from its current owner, ITE Management. Press releases at 6 a.m. EDT from Greenbrier and ITE to announce the deal say Greenbrier will buy American Railcar for $430 million in cash and convertible debt. ITE had completed purchasing American […]
An NJ Transit Atlantic City train arrives at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on March 13, 2018. Service on the Atlantic City line will resume in mid-May. Ralph Spielman ATLANTIC CITY — The long-awaited return of service on two NJ Transit lines won’t be awaited quite as long as had been anticipated. New Jersey Gov. Phil […]
