NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration will continue to move forward with its proposed rule requiring two-person locomotive crews despite the changing political climate in Washington and mounting criticism from the rail industry. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reduce government regulations. But elections don’t change the FRA’s mission of improving safety, Robert Lauby, […]
Cummins Inc. No. 1919 on display in Indianapolis on Nov. 9. Chris Guss INDIANAPOLIS — Cummins Inc. and the Indiana Rail Road recently unveiled a testing program featuring Cummins new QSK95 engine on the Midwest regional railroad. The railroad and Cummins hosted an event at the railroad’s terminal in downtown Indianapolis on Nov. 9. Cummins’ […]
Come along as we visit the Reading & Northern and see its steam operations. Only from Trains Magazine! […]
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 No. 624 as it appears in Hammond, Ind. The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is slated to preserve the locomotive and possibly restore it to operating condition. Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The sight of two gleaming, steaming Nickel Plate Road freight locomotives at one place and […]
Santa Fe Alco PA No. 59L at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas, is the 2016 winner of the Trains annual preservation award. Museum of the American Railroad SAVANNAH, Ga. — Trains magazine has awarded its $10,000 2016 Preservation Award to the Museum of the American Railroad for the restoration of the […]
Former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is shown under restoration in West Virginia in June 2016. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society has made arrangements with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad for a special “Behind the Scenes” tour of the railroad’s Ridgeley, W.Va., shop complex, including […]
Two of Central Maine & Quebec Railway’s SD40-2F locomotives stay coupled on a bridge on the railroad. The two paint schemes reflect 1960s Canadian Pacific colors and the Bangor & Aroostook. Kevin Burkholder The Central Maine & Quebec’s heritage painted SD40-2F Bangor & Aroostook locomotive. Kevin Burkholder NORTHERN MAINE JUNCTION, Maine — Central Maine & […]
A Griswold mechanical stop signal in Minneapolis. Nick Benson MINNEAPOLIS — The last mechanically operable stop signs on a Griswold crossing signal were removed in late October, having protected a BNSF Railway grade crossing in northeast Minneapolis, just 2.5 miles from where they were manufactured by the Griswold Signal Company. While the stop signs are […]
Florida East Coast No. 148 heads east on a Union Pacific train near Commerce City, Colo., on Oct. 18. Chip Sherman Florida East Coast Pacific-type 4-6-2 No. 147 is a sister locomotive to No. 148 shown in this undated photograph. Workers at ALCO Richmond, in Richmond, Va., built both locomotives for passenger service. C.W. Witbeck […]
Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you to Stevens Point, Wis., for a day of Canadian National freight action in October 2016. You’ll learn the best places in town to watch trains, and see unique motive power from CN, Illinois Central, and Wisconsin Central. Learn more about CN’s Chicago to Winnipeg corridor in the […]
Learn about Norfolk Southern’s gateway to Chicago – and some of its neighbors – in this exciting map! Find out how trains funnel around Lake Michigan to reach the Railroad Capital of North America. […]
Electric and diesel locomotives’ top speeds are governed by gear ratios and safe operations, like this Union Pacific westbound near Franklin Grove, Ill. Brian Schmidt Q What determines the theoretical top speed of a diesel locomotive? Is it the gear ratio? What other factors enter in? – Mike Pedersen, North Berwick, Maine A The maximum […]
