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Police investigate the grade crossing accident in Brookfield, Wis., that left the automobile driver dead Monday. Cate Kratville-Wrinn BROOKFIELD, Wis. — A 70-year-old man died Monday when he drove his SUV into the path of Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder passenger train, according to police reports. The accident happened at 4:15 p.m. at Brookfield Road adjacent […]
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CLOQUET, Minn. and ST. LAZARE, Manitoba – It was a bad weekend for BNSF Railway and Canadian National as both railroads suffered derailments Feb. 16 in Minnesota and Manitoba, respectively. Around 11:25 a.m. Saturday a westbound BNSF coal train bound for Minnesota Power’s Boswell Energy Center at Cohasset, Minn., derailed 40 cars near Draco siding […]
Paul D. Schneider train-watching at Fullerton, Calif. David Styffe LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Railroading has lost one of its most versatile and accomplished storytellers. Paul D. Schneider, 64, died peacefully on Feb. 15, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center on La Brea, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Fairfax, where he had been living for several […]
An individual Solari board module. The numeric modules contain the numerals 1 through zero, while the letter modules contain all 26 letters of the alphabet. Jack Trowill, Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum LENOX, Mass. — The retirement of Amtrak’s last Solari train announcement board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia has inspired the restoration of another […]
FULL SCREEN Lance Myers Juniata Shops turntable project in Altoona, Pa. FULL SCREEN Lance Myers Juniata Shops turntable project in Altoona, Pa. FULL SCREEN Lance Myers Juniata Shops turntable project in Altoona, Pa. FULL SCREEN Lance Myers Juniata Shops turntable project in Altoona, Pa. FULL SCREEN Lance Myers Juniata Shops turntable project in Altoona, Pa. […]
The westbound Canadian is 22 hours late as seen from its eastbound counterpart at Jasper, Alberta, on Feb 16, 2019. Two photos, Neil Lang CHICAGO – Keeping trains running through the so-called “polar vortex” in the center of North America and massive weather systems impacting the West Coast with heavy rains and snow have taken […]
MONTREAL – As part of VIA Rail Canada fleet replacement program, Siemens Canada, the company that was selected by VIA Rail to manufacture the new trains to operate on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, is looking for interested suppliers. For this process, two Siemens’ procurement offices have been set up in Montreal and Oakville, Ontario. Siemens […]
SEATTLE — One of the biggest construction projects in the Pacific Northwest in recent years is actually a demolition job — the removal of a two-mile double-decker elevated highway slicing between downtown and the Elliott Bay waterfront. And slicing under that highway structure is one of the region’s most important rail lines. BNSF Railway’s main […]
Accurail HO scale assorted freight car kits HO scale freight cars Assorted freight car kits. Pacific Fruit Express (Western Pacific) 40-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car, $19.98. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Association of American Railroads 50-foot riveted-side boxcar, $18.98. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 40-foot six-panel single-sheathed boxcar with wood ends, $18.98. Wabash 36-foot Fowler boxcar, $18.98. […]
FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno gets some attention on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority An excavation under State Route 180 near downtown Fresno is nearly complete on Jan. 24, 2019. FULL SCREEN California High Speed Rail Authority The Road […]
