CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and retail giant Canadian Tire Corp., recently debuted North America’s first 60-foot intermodal container, according to a CP news release. The 60-foot container, which was developed by the Canadian Tire team in partnership with the railroad, provides an additional seven feet from the current 53-foot container standard. It will allow […]
Ten hoppers coupled to the Big Boy consist in January 2014 were used for additional braking power. Steve Sweeney Q Why was there a string of hopper cars in the consist moving Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 from Pomona to West Colton, Calif., in January 2014? – David Tritenbach, Kerrville, Texas A Although Union […]
HOUSTON — A 53-foot intermodal container aboard a Union Pacific train caught fire and exploded April 23 just north of downtown Houston. Local media reported that the container was carrying lithium-ion batteries in a train from the port of New Orleans to San Antonio, Texas. No one was injured, but the blast blew out windows […]
The Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Texas locomotive on display in a new livery at the North Carolina Transportation Museum on Friday, April 28. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn SPENCER, N.C. — The locomotive part of the Texas weights less than 30 tons, but it is still big enough to cause a sizeable controversy. A crowd gathered Friday, […]
Locomotives are the power behind the rail industry, and capturing the perfect photo of a locomotive is no small feat. That’s why Trains magazine is offering this 40-page special download all about locomotives. This free PDF includes an in-depth guide to rail-fanning in Los Angeles, where there’s no shortage of activity from the likes of Union Pacific, […]
Most of C&O No. 1309’s restoration is now complete, including a rebuilt cab and other major components. Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is going to be late for its own debut. Railroad officials say funding issues mean the locomotive will not make a July 1 appearance under its own […]
Burlington Northern No. 6234 on a photo charter at the St. Croix River Bridge in 2008. This unit will be used on the BN photo charter in May. Steve Glischinski OSCEOLA, Wis. — A diesel photo charter in Wisconsin next month aims to recreate the Burlington Northern Railroad of the 1970s. The May 8 charter […]
Duluth & Northeastern 2-8-0 No. 28 steams out of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s yard on April 22. Steve Glischinski A young railfan checks out Duluth & Northeastern No. 28 as it steams by on April 22. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — For the first time since 2013, the sounds of a steam locomotive echoed […]
Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4s Nos. 3016 and 3027 haul CWKBT9-14 through Stanwood, Iowa, on April 15. SD70ACe-T4 No. 3019 was on the rear in distributed power mode. Craig Williams CHICAGO — Union Pacific began accepting their SD70ACe-T4 s from Progress Rail for a second time this month. Delivery of the order to Union Pacific began initially […]
The Texas is raised for transport to North Carolina on Dec. 21, 2015. The cosmetically restored locomotive will return to Atlanta later this year. North Carolina Transportation Museum ATLANTA — The restored 1856 Texas locomotive, an important relic of Atlanta’s early railroading days and well-known for its pivotal role in 1862’s Great Locomotive Chase, will […]
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