Amtrak’s operations center for the Northeast Corridor, located in Wilmington, Del., is at risk of climate-change-related flooding, according to a news report. Al DiCenso NEW YORK — Several locations on the Northeast Corridor risk inundation from rising waters as a result of climate change, according to a report prepared for Amtrak. Bloomberg reports that the […]
A rendering of a new Siemens Charger locomotive ordered by Amtrak. The passenger railroad will receive 75 of the engines. Siemens Mobility WASHINGTON – With demand for Amtrak service at record levels, Amtrak will acquire new mainline passenger diesel locomotives from Siemens Mobility to replace its aging National Network locomotive fleet. These initial 75 locomotives […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend’s redevelopment commission has approved a request to start preliminary engineering work for a downtown South Shore Line commuter station, ABC 57 News reports. The request identifies the city’s former Union Station as the preferred site for the station. It was one of five possibilities identified in a study completed […]
CHICAGO — A suspect has been charged with two firearm crimes in the case that led to the deaths Monday of two Chicago police officers hit by a South Shore commuter train. Edward Brown was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm, the Chicago Tribune reports. He told […]
A CSX K-series unit train passes the signals at CP 79 in Harborcreek, Pa., just before the PTC cut over in March 2018. Stephan M. Koenig WASHINGTON — This was a significant year for many who followed railroads trackside as change was definitely felt and seen all over the U.S. rail network. It was the […]
MBTA trains meet in Framingham, Mass., in 2016.The MBTA has had to put a popular weekend-pass program on hold, citing federal rules. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s $10 weekend pass is on indefinite hold, MBTA officials said this week, citing federal rules for ending the pilot program. The MBTA says […]
A diesel-hauled Korean Rail train pauses at Yeongdeungpo, South Korea in October 2010. Lawrence F. Gillen SEOUL – As North Korea and South Korea look to restore rail service between the two nations, government officials are finding that it might be a bigger job than previously thought. In October, government officials announced the two countries […]
SPENCER, N.C. — A 65-year-old North Carolina man was killed in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Dec. 15 after a load of pressed particle board fell on top of him. The victim was identified as Kenneth Martin Eder of Carthage who was working in the Spencer rail yard as a contractor, WBTV News reports. […]
NEW YORK — A task force examining the state of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the transit agency could need as much as $60 billion for a five-year plan to address capital needs, and makes some wide-ranging recommendations on how to improve the commuter network. The New York Times reports that the recommendations of […]
John Williams PALO ALTO, Calif. – John H. Williams, president of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and The Woodside Consulting Group, and former chairman of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad, died this month of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 78. Williams’ railroad interests can be traced to childhood. His wife Linda recalled that his […]
A MUNI PCC car. Ivan Abrams SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, known as MUNI, plans to build a new bi-directional loop on its historic F-Line that will improve service on the popular streetcar route. The loop will be located in downtown San Francisco, right in the middle of the F-Line between […]
President Bush’s body is loaded aboard the train for the trip to College Station. Sol Tucker HOUSTON – The U.S. rail industry shined in the bright lights of the public eye in a way not seen in almost 50 years on Dec. 6, as a special Union Pacific passenger train carried the remains of former […]
