WASHINGTON — The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association has announced winners of its 2018 Field Employee of the Year and Projects of the Year awards, to be handed out at the upcoming NRC conference at Marco Island, Fla. Joe Sudduth of Herzog Contracting Corp. has been named Field Employee of the Year after most […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board, which was down to just one commissioner as of Jan. 1, now has three commissioners. The Senate on Wednesday night confirmed two new STB commissioners, Patrick Fuchs and Martin Oberman. They join board Chairman Ann Begeman on the railroad regulatory body, which remains idled during the partial government shutdown. […]
The popularity of the CTrail Hartford Line has led to issues with Amtrak not honoring CTrail tickets. An Amtrak spokeswoman says the move is for safety reasons. Scott A. Hartley HARTFORD, Conn. — Amtrak is citing safety as the reason it will not allow some CTrail ticket holders to use its trains on the Hartford […]
Video via YouTube posted by “Carmen Garcia” PASADENA, Calif. — There’s no word yet on what caused a Chinese-American and Transcontinental Railroad-themed parade float to catch fire in California on New Year’s Day. Attendees of the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, Calif., recorded video of smoke coming from a float that re-created, in flowers, […]
Denver RTD and its operating partner have been replacing a part in the underbody of its Hyundai Rotem commuter cars after finding a crack on one car last spring. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — Denver’s Regional Transportation District has been replacing a piece of the undercarriage of its commuter rail cars after finding a 2-inch […]
FORT WORTH, Texas— In the closing hours of 2018, a new passenger train serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area initiated service. TEXrail, a train operated by the Trinity Metro made its maiden voyage on Monday with about 500 dignitaries involved with planning, funding, and building the train on board. The service starts at downtown Fort Worth’s […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says its new operating plan continues to gain traction. “Since September, overall operating inventory has been reduced by 10 percent, car velocity is up 7 percent, and dwell is down 10 percent, all of which indicate we’re moving your freight faster,” Kenny Rocker, the railroad’s executive vice president of marketing […]
Great Belt, Denmark Google Maps LONDON — At least six passengers on board a train on the Great Belt route in Denmark were killed this morning when high winds blew cases of beer from a passing freight train into their passenger cars. The beer was being transported in curtain-sided trailers on flat cars. It is […]
A Cargill unit feed train rolls through Shawnee, Kan., in June 2009. The train consists of covered bathtub gondolas pulled from coal service. Zach Pumphery Q While traveling near Atchison, Kan., I noticed a BNSF Railway train with covered bathtub coal gondolas. What were the covers for, and could they be removed should they be […]
The Genesee & Wyoming Railroad company is an American short line railroad holding company that owns or maintains 120 railroads throughout five countries! In this detailed 53-page PDF download we share information covering: The stories behind the potential people saw in the Kiamichi Railroad, a 227 ½ mile Class 3 carrier, and how the railroad changed […]
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FORT WORTH, Texas — TEXRail, the newest element in the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s growing network of commuter and light rail, will make its debut on New Year’s Day, with regular service set to begin Jan. 5. The New Year’s Day kickoff will feature officials from the cities along the route taking a celebratory ride, ending […]
