Canadian National C40-8M No. 2408, C40-8M leads an eastbound Norfolk Southern road freight past former-Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 No. 4859 in Harrisburg, Pa., in April 2014. The GG1 was temporarily located outside the depot to accommodate past Amtrak work at the Harrisburg station. An Amtrak representative says the railroad looks forward to working with the local […]
Andrew J. Russell (American, 1830-1902), East and West Shaking Hands at Laying Last Rail, 1869, albumen print. The ceremony spotlighted Union Pacific locomotive No. 119 meeting Central Pacific locomotive Jupiter. From left, shaking hands, are Samuel S. Montague, chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, and General Grenville M. Dodge, chief engineer of the Union […]
A former London & North Eastern Class D49 4-4-0 displays the British-style method of securing the smokebox door and using buffers with couplers. Kenneth G. Williamson Q Why did British steam locomotives use a center-locking device on the smokebox and buffers with link and chain for car coupling? How did U.S. railroads do it differently? […]
Amtrak is adding a hot-meal option to the boxed lunch and dinner choices it offers on the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — Amtrak is adding a hot-meal choice to lunch and dinner food service for sleeping-car passengers on the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited. Beginning this week, slow-braised beef […]
Durango & Silverton No. 493 will be converted to burn oil as the popular tourist railroad works to lessen the potential fire hazard. Trains: Jim Wrinn DURANGO, Colo. — With coal-fired steam trains running again to Silverton, Colorado’s legendary Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is looking forward to the future and how it can […]
Florida East Coast No. 90, the private car of Henry M. Flagler, departs Indiana Transportation Museum shortly before the eviction deadline. William Whitmer NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — With minutes to spare late last night, the last piece of Indiana Transportation Museum rolling stock left its home of more than 50 years as police moved in to […]
Work progresses on C&O 1309 at Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Diversified Rail Services Trailing truck from C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services Welder fabricates new ashpan on C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services RIDGELEY, W.Va. — In a continuing update series of dispatches about the restoration of 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and contractor Diversified […]
Railroads are likely to report stellar financial results for the second quarter as traffic and freight rates continue to rise. CSX Transportation will kick off two weeks of Class I railroad earnings reports and conference calls with Wall Street analysts when it releases quarterly results on July 17. It will be followed by Canadian Pacific […]
FULL SCREEN Owen Laukkanen A view from a July 11 freight train derailment near Pemberton, British Columbia. No injuries were reported. FULL SCREEN Owen Laukkanen A view from a July 11 freight train derailment near Pemberton, British Columbia. FULL SCREEN Owen Laukkanen A view from a July 11 freight train derailment near Pemberton, British Columbia. […]
With the diamonds at Forest Hill Junction in the background, Bill Thompson of the Association of American Railroads, in hard hat, and Metra Chief Engineering Officer Bruce Marcheschi explain the elements of CREATE’s 75th Street Corridor project. The project will begin with construction of a flyover at Forest Hill Junction. TRAINS: David Lassen Members of […]
Kris Hoellen BALTIMORE – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum has named Kris Hoellen as its new executive director. A senior vice president at the National Aquarium, she will assume her new position in September 2018. “To have the opportunity to help transform the museum into a showcase of history and innovation, and positively contribute […]
Steve Carter WASHINGTON – Investigators in a two-day hearing covering two recent fatal Amtrak derailments are questioning the safety of Talgo trains involved in one of the derailments. The equipment operates under a Federal Railroad Administration waiver. The derailment in December 2017 killed three and injured more than 60. It occurred on the first Amtrak […]
