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Norfolk Southern 4271 leads the three other F-units at Knoxville, Tenn., in November 2011 as Southern Railway 2-8-0 stands by. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — The last two of Norfolk Southern’s four executive F-units now have a home. F9A No. 271 and F7B No. 276 have been purchased by North Carolina’s Aberdeen Carolina & […]
Tank car design changes Illustration: Rick Johnson WASHINGTON — A third of U.S. tank cars met upgraded flammable liquids safety requirements in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The more than 34% of Class 3 flammable liquid tank cars at DOT-117 and DOT-117R standards were up from 20% in 2018, according to a […]
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern will haul unit trains of heavy crude oil bitumen from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast for the next decade under a deal with a trio of energy companies. The move, the first of its kind, is significant because it should allow railroads to participate in Canadian oil on […]
NS’s four executive F-units pull an office car train through Harrisburg, Pa., in August 2012. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — Two of Norfolk Southern’s “Fab Four” Electro-Motive F units — F9A No. 270 and F7B No. 275 — have been purchased by Pennsylvania regional Reading & Northern, the railroad announced Saturday. “We’re going to fix […]
ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has signed a contract with Stadler for 127 METRO trainsets, with two options for additional 25-train orders. The contract, valued at more than $600 million, is the largest single order for rail vehicles in the company’s history, and is the first major U.S. order for METRO trains. […]
Amtrak marks a new partnership with Coca-Cola by wrapping ACS-64 locomotive No. 606. Here, it hustles the northbound ‘Silver Meteor,’ train No. 98, through Newark, Del., on Nov. 14. Gary Pancavage NEWARK, Del. – Amtrak has debuted a new look for Siemens ACS-64 No. 606: the colors of Coca-Cola. The locomotive has pulled the northbound […]
Canadian Pacific CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has unveiled five locomotives honoring Canadian and U.S. armed forces. Each of the five rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives was painted in a different design inspired by various aspects of Canadian military equipment, both past and present. “As a leading employer of veterans, CP is proud to commemorate military machines and […]
The F units lead an office car train at Harrisburg, Pa., prior to their renumbering. Dan Cupper ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has put its A-B-B-A set of executive F unit locomotives up for auction, according to an assets-disposition bidding sheet distributed on Nov. 6 and obtained by Trains News Wire. Regularly assigned to NS’s […]
Currently used as a switcher, NJ Transit GP40H-2 No. 4109 will have HEP equipment installed for use on revenue trains. Ralph Spielman The Erie Lackawanna-scheme dual-mode ALP-46DP will, at least initially, be used on NJ Transit’s positive train control test train. Ralph Spielman NJ Transit’s Pennsylvania-scheme ALP-46A locomotive is expected to enter commuter service in […]
KEARNY, N.J. — NJ Transit unveiled three heritage locomotives Saturday at its annual Family Days event at its Meadows Maintenance Complex, and is scheduled to debut the locomotives for the general public on Tuesday. The three locomotives are GP40PH-2 No. 4109, repainted to a version of the Central of New Jersey livery it wore when […]
ERIE, Pa. — On Sept. 23, a new face in the modernized locomotive world made its appearance. CSX Transportation No. 7200, the first modernized CSX AC4400CW, was released at the Wabtec plant in Erie for testing. The unit was formerly CSX No. 202 and was in service up until this past April before being selected […]
Wabtec’s FDL Advantage program offers upgrades which aim to increase fuel economy for the widely-used prime mover by 5%. Wabtec MINNEAPOLIS — Aiming to extend both the life and value of the fleet of locomotives built by predecessor GE Transportation, Wabtec announced fleet modernization upgrades covering both the FDL prime mover and control platforms for […]
