JEFFERSON, La. — The Louisiana Steam Train Association has delayed an operation of its Southern Pacific 2-8-2 No. 745 on a grain train that was originally planned for April or May 2018. In April, the association announced that it had arranged for an event seldom seen in railroad preservation: No. 745, would pull a revenue […]
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New model trains for the week of May 9, 2018
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. National Railway Equipment (Southern Pacific speed and Roman lettering patchouts and painted light gray with red lettering in one road number each), Montana Rail Link (fictional paint scheme, three numbers), Southern Ry. of British Columbia (fictional paint scheme, one number), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution […]
CSX Transportation claims first-quarter operating ratio crown NEWSWIRE
First Quarter 2018 operating ratios Source: Class I railroads CSX Transportation has claimed the industry’s lead in operating ratio by vaulting to first place from its second-to-last position a year ago. The railroad’s closely watched operating ratio was 63.7 percent in the first quarter, down from an adjusted 69.4 percent a year ago, and 0.9 […]
Investor advisory firm questions CSX executive compensation plan NEWSWIRE
Late CSX CEO E. Hunter Harrison speaks before the Surface Transportation Board in 2017. R.G. Edmonson JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is defending its executive compensation package after an influential shareholder advisory firm recommended that investors reject the plan at the company’s annual meeting on May 18. The big issue: Compensation for the late CEO […]
Amtrak letter explains position on ‘Southwest Chief’ NEWSWIRE
Joe Boardman, right, rides a ‘Southwest Chief’ inspection trip with BNSF Railway’s Matt Rose Aug 4, 2016. Two photos, Bob Johnston WASHINGTON – In its most explicit explanation yet, Amtrak management has revealed the reason why it intends to withhold a $3 million match to a $16 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant […]
Delaware-Lackawanna celebrates 25 years with a special train NEWSWIRE
Business car No. 2 rests at Scranton after the special 25th anniversary trip for the Delaware-Lackawanna short line. The car is in front of the former Delaware Lackawanna & Western station that is now a hotel. Greg McDonnell SCRANTON, Pa. — Comfortably seated on a traditional folding wooden chair on the rear platform of a […]
Former Amtrak president questions motives of current management NEWSWIRE
Joe Boardman stands with passenger rail supporters in Raton, N.M., in 2014. Bob Johnston ROME, N.Y. – “I’ve seen enough. I’ve heard enough,” explains former Amtrak President Joseph Boardman. Trains News Wire asked Boardman what prompted an email he sent early Tuesday and subsequently forwarded to elected officials throughout the country. “This is beyond common […]
FRA receives more than 2,100 comments on automated trains NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration received more than 2,100 comments from railroaders, lobbying groups, and the public on driverless train technology. In March, the FRA announced it wanted public input about automated train technology, specifically “the potential benefits, costs, risks, and challenges to achieving such automation.” May 6 was the final day for the […]
Amtrak ‘City of New Orleans’ gets a new stop NEWSWIRE
MARKS, Miss. – Effective this weekend, Amtrak City of New Orleans trains will stop daily at a new station in Marks, Miss., on the Chicago-New Orleans route made famous in a song by Steve Goodman and recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others. Service in both directions is effective tomorrow, May 5, with a ribbon-cutting […]
California to fund improvements for ‘San Joaquins’, ACE, ‘Pacific Surfliner’ NEWSWIRE
A southbound Pacific Surfliner nears the end of its trip to San Diego on Jan. 6, 2016. TRAINS: David Lassen SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state of California has announced grants to help improve and expand passenger rail service to Sacramento, and on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Valley […]
UP steam excursion to run Denver-Cheynne July 22 NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 in pictured at LaSalle, Colo., in 2009. Bruce A. Daugherty The Union Pacific Museum Association will host a special passenger trip on Union Pacific historic equipment July 22, from Denver, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, pulled by the “Living Legend,” steam locomotive, UP No. 844. All proceeds generated from the special […]
CSX closes Baltimore yard NEWSWIRE
CSX has closed Locust Point Yard in Baltimore. Sol Tucker BALTIMORE — CSX Transportation has closed its yard in Locust Point in southeastern Baltimore, Md. effective 11:59 p.m., April 30, 2018. The yard sits adjacent to Interstate 95 just west of the Fort McHenry Tunnel, and also hosts a Maryland Rail Commuter locomotive and train […]
