Eastbound Providence & Worcester train NH-1 with B39-8 No. 3909 and B30-7A No. 3007 waits in the siding at Triebel interlocking at Guilford, Conn., for an eastbound Amtrak train to get by on June 15, 2009. Photo by Thomas Mik […]
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New short line railroad begins operations in North Carolina NEWSWIRE
The Kinston & Snow Hill’s first run on Sep. 1 featured a light engine move with ex- L&C SW900 No. 90 Ward C. Sutton KINSTON, N.C. — A new short line railroad is up and running in the Tarheel state. The Gulf & Ohio Railways has added the Kinston & Snow Hill Railroad to its […]
Take a look at this painted pony NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern AC44C6M No. 4002 in the railroad’s latest “mane” paint scheme, a “Roanoke prototype” mane with a Tuscan Red stripe. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has released an image of the latest version of its prototype “mane” paint scheme: a mane with a Tuscan Red stripe behind the cab. According to a […]
Video Review: 20th Century Limited
20th Century Limited Kalmbach Publishing, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. 56 minutes kalmbachhobbystore.com Just under 50 years ago, a famous train ended a 65-year run as the premier conveyance linking New York and Chicago. Operated by the New York Central Railroad, the 20th Century Limited was launched in 1902 during the “the age of […]
Blue bearing caps
Two blue end caps for bearings made by Amsted Rail’s Brenco Inc. appear on a freight car truck at the Union Pacific’s Butler Yard in Wisconsin. Steve Sweeney Q What is the significance of the blue paint that I see on the rotating bearing caps on freight car wheelsets? – Tito Porfiri, Olney, Md. A […]
Locomotive 2016: Fullerton diesel action
Come along with Trains Magazine and the Locomotive 2016 annual as we take a look at train watching in Fullerton, Calif.! This bona fide Hot Spots location is featured in the latest installment of our motive power special issue! You’ll see modern diesels from Amtrak, BNSF Railway, and Metrolink as they thread their trains through […]
Early Amtrak trains in color
FULL SCREEN John F. Bjorklund, Collection of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art In its early days, Amtrak relied solely on equipment provided by its member railroads. The passenger carrier is barely two months old in this Independence Day view from Chicago in 1971, where train No. 18, the eastbound Super Chief-El Capitan, still […]
Progress Rail to drop Electro-Motive from company names starting Sept. 1 NEWSWIRE
Copy of a Progress Rail letter to customers received by Trains News Wire. MILWAUKEE — On Sept. 1, Progress Rail will officially eliminate the Electro-Motive Diesel name from its business entities, according to a letter Trains News Wire received. This change only affects the business side of the companies and does not affect the locomotive […]
Trains Presents: Nickel Plate Road No. 765 at Steamtown
Join Trains Magazine for a visit with Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765. The Lima Locomotive Works-built Berkshire visited Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa., in 2015. Trains takes you along for a look at the locomotive and its runs into the Pocono Mountains! […]
Looking at you
Metra No. 108 with a loaded afternoon commuter train bears down on the photographer alongside the right-of-way near the Western Avenue depot in Chicago in September 2013. Photo by Steve Sweeney […]
Amtrak, Alstom reach $2.45 billion deal (with video)
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is contracting with Alstom to produce 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service. The contract is part of $2.45 billion that will be invested on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor as part of a multifaceted modernization program to renew and expand the […]
The signs, they are a changin’ NEWSWIRE
New York’s Penn Station hosts liquid crystal display or simulated Solari-style or sign board that will soon be replaced with more advanced electronic signs. Philadelphia’s 30th Street station is among the last in the U.S. to have an electro-mechanical Solari board. Joseph M. Calisi WASHINGTON — Sorry, Bob Dylan, the signs they are a-changing. Those […]
