Northbound Florida East Coast train No. 226 rockets through the Florida countryside on its journey to Jacksonville on Jan. 12, 2015. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
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Commonwealth Railway CF7 No. 517 works the APM Terminals yard in Portsmouth, Va., on July 19, 2008. Photo by Grady McKinley […]
G&W to buy Claremont Concord Railroad NEWSWIRE
Claremont & Concord workers clear switches at Claremont Junction in March 2008. Thomas Mik CLAREMONT, N.H. – One of New England’s independent shortline railroads is about to become part of the Genesee & Wyoming empire. G&W subsidiary New England Central filed notice with the Surface Transportation Board last week that it had reached an agreement […]
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Arizona town fights to save Apache Railway NEWSWIRE
An Apache train departs Snowflake in September 2012. Steve Glischinski SNOWFLAKE, Ariz. – The Apache Railway, best known to railroad fans for its all-Alco diesel roster, is fighting for its existence with backing from the town Of Snowflake and its mayor, Tom Poscharsky. It’s a classic David vs. Goliath story – the small town hoping […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Fillmore & Western Railway
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
Delaware-Lackawanna signs five-year operating agreement extension NEWSWIRE
Delaware-Lackawanna SCRANTON, Pa. – The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad has reached a five-year operating lease agreement extension with the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority. The agreement covers more than 90 miles of track in Lackawanna, Wayne, Monroe, and Northampton counties in northeast Pennsylvania. At its May meeting, the Authority’s board voted unanimously to extend the agreement, set […]
Lake State receives first GP40-3 slug set NEWSWIRE
Kevin Burkholder SAGINAW, Mich. – Michigan regional railroad Lake State Railway has taken delivery of its first GP40-3/road slug set manufactured by Metro East Industries Inc. and equipped with the ZTR NEXSYS™ III-I system. With a slug set, one locomotive, known as the “mother,” supplies power to an attached unit lacking a prime mover, the […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 24 – Florida East Coast revisited
Winter can take its toll on even a hardy soul like MRVP host Drew Halverson. But that’s not the only reason he returned to Florida in January! Drew, along with Mike and Tom Danneman, headed to the Sunshine State’s eastern coastline to explore the Florida East Coast Railway and track down their newest diesels, GE […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 24 – Florida East Coast revisited
Winter can take its toll on even a hardy soul like MRVP host Drew Halverson. But that’s not the only reason he returned to Florida in January! Drew, along with Mike and Tom Danneman, headed to the Sunshine State’s eastern coastline to explore the Florida East Coast Railway and track down their newest diesels, GE […]
Northshore Mining begins testing SD9043MACs NEWSWIRE
A pair of test units at Toimi, Minn., on May 6. David C. Schauer SILVER BAY, Minn. – On Wednesday, Minnesota iron ore-hauling railroad Northshore Mining ran its first taconite train with two leased CIT EMD SD9043MACs. CIT Nos. 130 and 133 are on lease to Northshore for two years. They will be used primarily […]
