San Luis Central Railroad employees and managers re-named engine No. 70 after Danny Naranjo. Naranjo worked for the San Luis Central for 35 years until he collapsed and died while he was working on track in September. Tom Tancula MONTE VISTA, Colo. — Colorado’s San Luis Central Railroad named one of its two locomotives in […]
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Cummins’ test locomotive for its Tier 4 compliant QSK-95 engine is CECX No. 1919, a re-powered SD90AC. Photographers spotted the locomotive dead-in-tow on CSX Transportation’s westbound Q369 in Fostoria, Ohio. The Indiana Rail Road will host further tests on the locomotive. Dale A. DeVene Jr. WILLARD, Ohio — Despite depressing news from other locomotive makers, Cummins […]
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One of Metra’s most recently acquired locomotives is No. 97, an F59PH locomotive originally built for Go Transit in Toronto. Tom Danneman Another view of Metra No. 97 on test runs. Mark Llanuza CHICAGO — Be on the lookout for new locomotives and paint schemes on Metra in the coming weeks as the Chicago commuter […]
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Union Pacific’s former Chicago & North Western locomotives Nos. 8646 and 8701 lead a manifest train into Milwaukee. The units are now in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. Chris Guss UNION, Ill. — As Union Pacific continues to store excess locomotives this fall due to depressed business levels, two of the […]
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Everett Railroad 2-6-0 No. 11, a Mogul-type steam locomotive pulls a passenger excursion in southwestern Pennsylvania in October. Chris Starnes DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Everett Railroad recent startup of steam-hauled excursion service, the nation’s newest, features a handsome 1920 Alco 2-6-0 Mogul-type on the head end. Everett president Alan Maples spoke with Trains about the […]
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See R. J. Corman’s Chinese-built QJ-type steam locomotive pull passenger and freight trains through Kentucky’s beautiful hills. Brought to you by Trains. […]
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CSX Transportation and its predecessors have operated a charity holiday train through the hills of Appalachia for more than seven decades. See the train and learn more about its rich history, only from Trains! […]
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Norfolk Southern’s yard in Jackson, Mich., as seen from a drone in Aug. 2014. Federal regulators are talking about making even hobbyist photographers register their aircraft. Drayton Blackgrove WASHINGTON — In a move that could affect rail photographers nationwide who use drones, Federal regulators say they want to require all drone users to register their […]
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