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Magazine: Trains Magazine
Federal regulators ask Class I railroads to explain service issues amid network slowdown NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the widespread deterioration in railroad service metrics amid complaints from shipper groups, who say the industry is mired in a slowdown that is delaying shipments of goods from automobiles to grain. The Surface Transportation Board has asked Class I railroad chief executives to explain service problems, […]
Former ‘Ma & Pa’ diesel to join Stewartstown roster NEWSWIRE
York Railway Co. SW9 No. 84 will go to the Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad. Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. – The Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad Inc., a support organization reviving tourist operations on the namesake short line in south-central Pennsylvania, has arranged the donation of former Maryland & Pennsylvania SW9 No. […]
Metra to upgrade Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station NEWSWIRE
CHIAGO — Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station, once a famed major terminal for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and New York Central railroads but now only a bare-bones facility serving Metra commuters, will undergo a $2.95-million renovation, officials announced. On March 26, work will begin to replace the station’s concourse and several pillars, the first […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 38 – Race along the Rails
For their final two days in Alberta, Canada, Drew and The Crew find new places and perspectives for railfanning over Yellowhead Pass. Take a ride with Mike and KJ aboard a VIA Rail Canada regional run, before rejoining Drew (and some of his grizzly friends) for one last dash along CN’s Edson and Albreda Subdivisions. Don’t […]
NJ Transit budget increase should avoid fare hikes, governor says NEWSWIRE
Newark N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is now only the second sitting governor to address a meeting of NJ Transit’s board of directors. He had good news to deliver on Wednesday: He wants to add taxpayers dollars to the beleaguered agency’s budget, to the tune of $242 million. “I did not come here […]
Passenger car beds
A sleeping berth shown set for feet first in the direction of travel on an Amtrak long-distance train. Bob Johnston Q I previously understood that the safest position to sleep while traveling by train was with feet first, but the past Amtrak trips I took had the bed set up head first. Is there an […]
Broadmoor CEO: Pikes Peak Cog Railway’s future uncertain NEWSWIRE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Pikes Peak Cog Railway’s operator says there is a chance that the famed rack railroad of the Rockies will close for good. Jack Damioli, president and CEO of The Broadmoor hotel, which owns the 8.9-mile rail line, tells the Colorado Springs Gazette that after months of winter maintenance the railroad could […]
Trains Presents: New Raleigh station tour
Take a tour of the new Raleigh, N.C., station, which opened in May 2018. The facility serves both Amtrak long-distance and state-supported trains, but it’s designed to accommodate commuter and high speed rail services in the future. […]
In-transit Metra locomotive damaged in derailment NEWSWIRE
An outbound Metra train pulled by F40PHM-2 No. 205 meets an inbound, with F40PH-3 No. 119 pushing, at Lisle, Ill., in August 2015. No. 205 was damaged in a derailment while en route for rebuilding in Georgia. TRAINS: David Lassen A Metra locomotive on its way to Georgia for rebuilding was damaged in a CSX […]
Union Pacific begins GE rebuilding program NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific C6044AC No. 7342 had finished its rebuilding and was operating on GE’s test track in Erie, Pa., on Jan. 11. Stephan Koenig OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is the latest Class I railroad to begin rebuilding its older General Electric locomotive fleet with the builder. The railroad has selected 20 C6044ACs for the […]
Nebraska town with one resident has a railroading past NEWSWIRE
MONOWI, Neb. – The town of Monowi recently gained fame for a singular reason. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Monowi is the only incorporated town, village, or city in America with a population of one, and several news outlets have been running stories on the town, centering on Elsie Eiler who serves as the […]
