ARDMORE, Okla. — A track washout in southern Oklahoma delayed passengers traveling to Oklahoma City from Dallas-Fort Worth on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer. Heavy rains late Sunday afternoon damaged the tracks between Gene Autry and Davis. At 5:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Carter County. KFOR News 4 reported that the […]
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GE paints Australian locomotives pink for breast cancer awareness NEWSWIRE
Roy Hill and GE Transportation officials pose on the pilot deck of a GE ES44ACi locomotive painted pink for breast cancer awareness. GE Transportation FORT WORTH, Texas — On Thursday, Roy Hill, Hancock Prospecting, and GE celebrated a Pilbara, Australia and Australasia first with the arrival of two new pink locomotives at an event held […]
Rose leaves strong legacy of growth and service at BNSF Railway NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose, right, and Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren Buffett pose in front of BNSF locomotive in this undated photo. BNSF Railway FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matthew K. Rose, who will retire in April, is being praised for a nearly two-decade leadership tenure defined by strong growth, service, […]
Texas Central announces engineering firm for high speed rail project NEWSWIRE
DALLAS — Texas Central, developers of the high-speed train, has engaged the global construction and engineering firm Salini Impregilo ¬(operating in the U.S. market with The Lane Construction Corp.) to lead the civil construction consortium that will build the Texas passenger line. The selection of the Italian firm, one of the largest civil engineering contractors […]
BNSF-CSX intermodal haulage deal should boost intermodal volume and Ohio terminal NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway The haulage rights deal BNSF Railway inked with CSX Transportation to reach Ohio Valley destinations via CSX’s intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio, should grow into a successful venture. “This makes lots of sense to reach further into the Ohio Valley without getting into the crosstown rubber-tire moves in Chicago,” says intermodal analyst […]
Discovery’s ‘Mighty Trains’ returns for second season NEWSWIRE
India’s Maharajas’ Express is featured on Mighty Trains. Discovery: Mighty Trains TORONTO, Ontario – This fall, Discovery invites viewers to climb aboard powerful locomotives barreling across awe-inspiring landscapes, as the network’s original Canadian series “Mighty Trains” returns with an all-new season, airing at 7 p.m. Sundays Eastern Time starting Oct. 14 on Discovery and DiscoveryGO […]
Indiana museum test fires narrow gauge Porter 2-6-0 NEWSWIRE
Hesston Steam Museum’s Porter 2-6-0 No. 2 test fires after being out of service for decades. Hesston Steam Museum HESSTON, Ind. — A restored 3-foot gauge Porter 2-6-0 has test fired at the historic Hesston Steam Museum in northern Indiana. The 1911 locomotive was heavily damaged in the disastrous May 1985 fire that also damaged […]
Trains Presents: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ride-along
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
BNSF’s Rose to retire in 2019 NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose TRAINS: Steve Sweeney FORT WORTH, Texas — Matthew Rose will step down as executive chairman and retire from BNSF Railway in April 2019. At the end of his tenure, Rose will have been executive chairman for six years, and BNSF CEO for the prior 13 years. He also served […]
Connecticut sells its last FL9 locomotives NEWSWIRE
Connecticut Department of Transportation FL9s stored at New Haven, Conn., in 2014. Scott A. Hartley NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Six Connecticut Department of Transportation Electro-Motive FL9 locomotives, stored out of service since 2009, have found new homes from New England to Texas. The new owners include the Boston Surface Railroad Co. of Woonsocket, R.I.; Massachusetts Coastal […]
GE sells three locomotives to Iowa Interstate NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — Iowa Interstate Railroad announced on Tuesday that it will acquire three new Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation. The locomotives will be produced in early 2020 and used to transport grains, ethanol, metals, and more across Iowa Interstate’s network between Chicago and Omaha, Neb. “For over a decade, [Iowa Interstate] has invested heavily […]
Western Maryland Scenic test fires 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 NEWSWIRE
Safety valve lifts on Western Maryland Scenic’s C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as the restoration moves forward. Chase Gunnoe RIDGELEY, W.Va. — Chesapeake & Ohio No. 1309 is waking up. Western Maryland Scenic and contractor Diversified Rail Services are stationary test firing the 2-6-6-2 today in the latest step toward returning to operation the last steam […]
