The Wisconsin & Southern drops off a circus stock car, passenger car, and flat car with wagons near the Circus World museum in Baraboo, Wis., this week. John Gruber BARABOO, Wis. — The Circus World Museum in Baraboo is preserving a little piece of circus train history. Watco’s Wisconsin & Southern Railroad recently delivered a […]
A CSX conductor boards CSX EMD SD40-3 No. 4025 in Dante, Va. Chase Gunnoe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroaders at CSX Transportation will soon be responsible for purchasing their own safety boots and reflective safety apparel. As of Aug. 1, railroad officials say they’ll end the company’s safety boots and high visibility bundle program. CSX currently […]
A Morley, Tenn., based pusher has just exited a helper pocket in Morley and will soon assist a 100-car train across Duff Mountain on CSX’s former L&N KD Subdivision in rural Tennessee. Chase Gunnoe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is in the early stages of getting rid of locomotive pusher operations systemwide. The news was […]
Canadian National unit sand train U75081-18 passes by the Metra station in Antioch, Ill. Powering the train is rebuilt AC44C6M No. 4016, formerly Norfolk Southern C40-9 No. 8849. Trailing the rebuilt locomotive is C44-9W No. 8276, and SD70M-2s Nos. 2661 and 8942. Video by Chris Guss TRAINS: Rick Johnson Railroads are enjoying a resurgence in […]
An aerial view of the Port of Wilmington, N.C., which will begin rail-intermodal service to Charlotte, N.C., beginning July 28. North Carolina State Ports Authority WILMINGTON, N.C. — North Carolina port officials are enthusiastic about a new scheduled intermodal service between the port of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. CSX will begin the Queen City Express […]
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Close-up of No. 9835’s new simplified logo at Relco. Bradley J. Grefe Canadian Pacific AC4400CW No. 9835 sits outside Relco’s Albia, Iowa, shop. Bradley J. Grefe ALBIA, Iowa — Canadian Pacific has reintroduced its heritage logo to the side of its locomotives. Earlier this month, AC400CWs Nos. 9835 and 8639 were released from the paint […]
Norfolk Southern plans to consolidate its Central Division operations into neighboring divisions, reducing its total operating territories from 10 divisions to nine. Norfolk Southern NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will dissolve its Central Division operations into three surrounding divisions by early November, a railroad news release announced on Tuesday. The move will reduce NS’ operating […]
WASHINGTON — A bill that would include yardmasters among railroad employees covered by the Hours of Service Act was recently filed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yardmasters often work shifts as long as 16 hours, and more 24-hour shifts are on the rise, according to the bill’s sponsor, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn. Yardmasters […]
Join Trains for a look at the unique D & I Railroad. You’ll see EMD power move heavy stone trains between Dell Rapids, S.D., and Sioux City, Iowa, on this shipper-owned line. Be sure to check out our feature story on the railroad in the September 2017 issue! […]
When we first met Charlie, his temporary office was located at a metro Seattle airport. Nowadays, he’s happily situated in a new downtown waterfront office with all of the essential creature comforts – including a rooftop view of BNSF freight, Amtrak passenger, and Sound Transit commuter trains. It’s enough to make Drew and many other railfans […]
ST. ALBANS, Vt. — An Amtrak inspection trip ran today from St. Albans to Montreal over the normally freight only Swanton Subdivision of both New England Central and Canadian National. Montrealer service ended in 1995 and more than two dozen rail and government officials were aboard the consist of Amtrak P42 101, Amcafe 43371 and […]
