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WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board issued a pair of rail safety alerts on Wednesday (Nov. 5, 2025), one addressing the risks of shoving moves during switching and the other on unexpected movements of unsecured equipment. The alerts stem from issues raised in several NTSB investigations. Each area of concern has resulted in deaths […]
It’s that magical time of year: The weather outside is frightful, but the steam locomotive’s fire is so delightful! While most of North America’s large locomotives have concluded their operating seasons and are undergoing winterization, maintenance and repairs, a select few will remain active in November and December, bringing Holiday cheer to close out the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Voters in Mecklenburg County, N.C., on Tuesday (Nov. 4) approved a 1% sales-tax increase to fund a transportation plan, including a commuter rail line. The Charlotte Observer reports that the referendum approved by a 52%-48% margin is expected to raise more than $19 billion over 30 years. The measure requires 40% of […]
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Approximately 80,700 liters of aviation fuel (about 21,320 gallons) was spilled as a result of the Nov. 1 derailment of a CPKC train along Kamloops Lake, British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment and Parks says in its latest update. An official told the local news site Castanet Kamloops that the leading theory […]
CHICAGO — Tickets go on sale Nov. 17 at noon for Metra’s annual Holiday Trains, to operate on five of its routes in December. The specially decorated trains featuring holiday characters will operate on the Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee West, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Northwest lines. The Metra Electric trips will also feature a […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the week ending Nov. 1, 2025, the fourth straight week below previous-year figures. According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, traffic for the week was 496,928 carloads and intermodal unites, down 3.9% from the corresponding week a year ago. That figure included 227,209 […]
DAUPHIN, Manitoba, Canada — At 101 First Ave., N., stands the former Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1912. Often called “Manitoba’s most beautiful station,” the building is of the Château style and is covered in local Tyndall stone. The Dauphin Rail Museum occupied the baggage room, telling the story of the region’s railroads. Outside, […]
LOS ANGELES — Tickets are now on sale — and some are already sold out — for Metrolink’s annual Holiday Express trains, set to operate during three December weekends at sites in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties. The trains feature round trips of approximately 75 minutes, featuring Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, […]
For the second consecutive year, Indiana Northeastern Railroad, Little River Railroad, and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society will play host to the Cameron Christmas Train, a three-day tour of northeastern Indiana, southeastern Michigan, and western Ohio set for Nov. 20-22 to mark the holiday season and deliver gifts to families along the route. The […]
DENVER — Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train will return for the 2025-26 season on Dec. 19, albeit with slightly fewer days than were offered when operations were expanded a year ago. The train will operate total of 57 days this season, and will run four days a week — Thursdays through Sundays — beginning […]
PHOENIX — BNSF Railway’s plan to build a massive $3.2 billion intermodal terminal and logistics center near Phoenix was dealt a blow on Wednesday when the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the railroad’s request for a zoning change. The decision does not kill the project. But it will require BNSF to do additional […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City today said it has reached 13 new tentative collective agreements with unions in the United States representing carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, and maintenance workers, as well as mechanical and engineering supervisor employees. Six tentative five-year collective agreements have been reached with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen representing employees […]
