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City of Ottawa OTTAWA, Ontario – Officials from local and national government agencies joined in Ottawa last week to unveil the future of transit with a full-sized mockup of the Alston Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle. The vehicle will be used on the O-Train Confederation Line, the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system. […]
New CN Tier 4 Credit User ES44AC No. 3028 leads a train south through Wisconsin on Jan. 29. Craig Douglas ERIE, Pa. – General Electric has begun shipping the first of its Tier 4 “Credit User” locomotives to customers this month. Both Canadian National and BNSF Railway are the first to receive new locomotives from […]
The last freight move over Crawford Notch, in 2009, drew hundreds of onlookers and railfans. Justin Franz CRAWFORD NOTCH, N.H. – More than three decades after the last Maine Central freight trains crossed the legendary Mountain Division over Crawford Notch, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation is looking to see if anyone is interested in […]
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Transition was under way for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s coal-hauling operations during the 1960s. The railroad’s traditional coal-loading points reflected its historic single-car movements, but the 1960s also marked the development of the unit train, with coal loaded at high speed “flood” loaders in a single train for a single consignee. Pioneering this trend […]
Hugh Tarbutton, in white shirt, poses at a 1993 event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sandersville Railroad. His brother, Ben, is second from left. Tom Hord Hugh Tarbutton, president of Georgia’s Sandersville Railroad, has died at age 82. A lifelong resident of Sandersville, he was employed by or led the short line for more […]
Union Pacific has appointed J. Scott George as director of its steam shop, currently working on the restoration of Big Boy No. 4014. Drew Halverson OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific has appointed J. Scott George as Director – Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyo. George was previously the director of system locomotive facilities in North Little […]
BERTHOLD, N.D. – The small town of Berthold, on BNSF’s ex-Great Northern main line west of Minot, has instructed its police force to ticket the locomotive engineer the next time a train blocks both crossings in town for more than 20 minutes, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Berthold is following the lead of Enderlin, N.D., after […]
A new GP33ECO stands outside the Altoona shops. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – The first locomotives funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program have been released for road testing by Norfolk Southern from its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona this week. The first two GP33ECO locomotives, a model previously covered by […]
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A special train made of new Amtrak Viewliner baggage cars departs Elmira, N.Y., on Wednesday. The cars are bound for Florida for acceptance inspections. Don Jilson ELMIRA, N.Y. – Eighteen new Amtrak baggage cars are moving Wednesday from the CAF USA plant near Elmira to Amtrak’s Hialeah maintenance facility near Miami for final inspections before […]
