Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 raises steam in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 22. More work needs to be done before the locomotive is ready for main line operation. William P. Diven ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s been a long pull — 18 years since Santa Fe Railway No. 2926 creaked and groaned out of an Albuquerque […]
Join Trains on a ride behind Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 as it runs between Hartford and Horicon, Wis., in November 2017 for to pick-up coal before bedding down for winter. Only from Trains! […]
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Watco Companies, LLC, and The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) have entered into an agreement to discontinue their GBW Railcar Services (GBW) railcar repair joint venture. Under the agreement, the repair shops and employees at each location will return to management by their previous operators. The plan enables each company to meet […]
DL535E No. 104 leads a train at Skagway in June 2014. James L. Haney SKAGWAY, Alaska – The new owner of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway says it is looking to expand its locomotive fleet to meet the railroad’s increasing ridership demands. On Aug. 1, Carnival Corp. owners of Carnival Cruise Lines and […]
BUTLER, Wis. — Clean-up crews are working to remove hopper cars that derailed and went through the wall of a warehouse Monday evening near Milwaukee. Milwaukee-area media report that several hopper cars from a Union Pacific freight train derailed south of the Butler, Wis., yard and pushed through a wall of a warehouse belonging to […]
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Trains Magazine is accepting proposals through Oct. 15 for its annual $10,000 preservation award. The grant will go to a nonprofit educational group in the U.S. or Canada for the restoration or repair of an important locomotive, unique rolling stock, or for archives. Priority goes to projects of regional or national significance, for which the […]
POMONA, Calif. — An Amtrak engineer in California is the subject of a murder investigation after two homeless men were found shot to death Aug. 12 at the Pomona, Calif., Amtrak station. The Los Angeles Times reports that police allege an Amtrak engineer, Christopher Matthew Peterson, killed Robert Salinas Jr., and Jeremy Alexander Henness. The […]
Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 No. 6988 arrives in Newton, Iowa, Monday with revenue freight. Kevin Gilliam NEWTON, Iowa — Iowa Interstate wrapped up weekend steam excursions with the Central States Steam Preservation Association Monday with a 15-car freight train behind Chinese-built QJ 2-10-2 No. 6988 running from South Amana to Newton. The locomotive operated on trips […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Trains Magazine is accepting proposals through Oct. 15 for its annual $10,000 preservation award. The grant will go to a nonprofit educational group in the U.S. or Canada for the restoration or repair of an important locomotive, unique rolling stock, or for archives. Priority goes to projects of regional or national significance, […]
Charlie Conway finds his way back to the UK. This time The Caledonian Sleeper granted unprecedented access to this legendary overnight rail service connecting London with cities in the Scottish Highlands. Follow Chas as he goes behind the scenes to see what transpires to keep passengers safe and comfortable throughout the journey. […]
