Western Maryland Scenic’s No. 1309 steams for the first time in 61 years. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, fresh on the heels of test firing the boiler of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Oct. 3, is offering a chance to visit the shop and see the live boiler. The […]
A CSX Transportation freight passes Marion (Ohio) Union Station. The site is now a museum with a restored interlocking tower. Brian Schmidt Q Why is the word “Union” used so often in the names of passenger stations and terminals? For example, Cincinnati Union Terminal, St. Louis Union Station, or Denver Union Station. Is there a […]
W&LE No. 3960 departs Minerva, Ohio, for its trip to the Age of Steam Roundhouse on Oct. 9. Age of Steam Roundhouse: John B. Corns SUGARCREEK, Ohio – Former Wheeling & Lake Erie 0-6-0 No. 3960 has arrived at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek. The arrival of the locomotive concludes nearly a decade […]
The CP Holiday Train passes through Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on Dec. 2, 2017. TRAINS: David Lassen CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific has announced the 2018 schedule for the CP Holiday Train, which will mark the 20th year the train will collect food and raise funds for food banks across the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — GE Transportation will build a battery-only powered locomotive as part of a California emission reduction grant to BNSF Railway. Officials with the Fort Worth-based railroad announced on Thursday that California officials have tentatively awarded a $22.6-million Zero and Near Zero Emission Freight Facilities grant to BNSF. “BNSF is focused on continuing […]
A NJ Transit contract crew installs conduits for positive train control cables in New Jersey this week. NJ Transit NEWARK, N.J. — When NJ Transit completely shut down the Atlantic City Rail Line on Sept. 5, gloom and doom prevailed. Speculation ran among riders and the railfan community that the 60-mile line would be either […]
An Amtrak boxed meal of the type served on the Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited. Amtrak workers protested possible food-service job losses on Wednesday in New York. Bob Johnston NEW YORK — Amtrak workers and union leaders staged a protest outside Penn Station on Wednesday, saying the company is preparing to lay off up […]
Passengers await the arrival of an airport-bound Denver A Line train at the 40th Avenue-Airport Boulevard station on Oct. 1, 2018. Denver’s RTD says it may cancel the operating contract for the commuter trains. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — In a further deterioration of the relationship between the two parties, Denver’s Regional Transportation District has […]
Metra director of strategic planning Lynette Ciavarella explains the railroad’s plan to add reverse commute trains on Milwaukee District North line. METRA webcast image CHICAGO — Metra and officials in Lake County, Ill., have agreed to share the $1.4-million cost of test-launching two new reverse-commute trains on Metra’s Milwaukee District North line serving Chicago’s north […]
NC&St.L No. 576 is on the road to restoration in Nashville, Tenn. Trains: Jim Wrinn NASHVILLE — The Nashville Steam Preservation Society today announced that, thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors from across the nation and globe, it has surpassed its initial fundraising goal of $500,000. Achieving this milestone enables NSPS to relocate […]
It’s a blustery fall day as Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief makes the station stop at Lamy, N.M., the railhead for passengers to and from Santa Fe. William P. Diven Harvey the station cat named for Santa Fe Railway icon Fred Harvey tolerates attention from Steven Lucero, one of the volunteers staffing the Lamy, N.M., depot […]
John Gruber MADISON, Wis. — In the world of railroad photography, few practitioners have had an impact as profound as that of John Gruber. He arrived in the 1960s with a daring new approach to photographing the railroad scene, then went on to found the leading organization devoted to preserving and promoting the art form. […]
