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Passengers board the southbound City of New Orleans at Greenwood, Miss., on Sept. 10, 2015. Rural and mid-sized communites could lose intercity passenger service under the corridor-focused plans put forward by the Trump administration and Amtrak. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — More details have emerged from President Donald Trump’s proposed Amtrak cuts in the 2020 federal […]
CSX line sales in Florida CSX Transportation’s line sales are highlighted in yellow on the map. TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation’s deal to sell its Florida Panhandle route to short line operator RailUSA is back on. The newly created Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad is scheduled to make its debut over […]
Twenty six cars of a Union Pacific freight train derailed on a bridge near Logan, N.M., March 13. New Mexico State Police Wind gusts of up to 64 mph likely caused these railcars to derail in northeast New Mexico. New Mexico State Police Twenty six cars of a Union Pacific freight train derailed on the […]
Knoxville Locomotive Works SE10B No. 30 is new power for San Francisco Belt Railway. Doug Wooton Alco No. 23 loads cars with “dirty dirt” at the SFBR yard. Davis Strench No. 25’s engine will be removed, and the unit placed on display. Kyle Stockman SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Bay Railroad is in the […]
John Orr Canadian National website MONTREAL — Canadian National’s chief transportation officer, who was responsible for day-to-day operations on the 19,600-mile system, has left the railway. John Orr, who joined CN in 1985 as a conductor and rose through the ranks, was named senior vice president and chief transportation officer in August 2018 as one […]
An artist’s rendition of new-to-Metra SD70MACH locomotives. Metra, via Facebook CHICAGO — Metra on Wednesday approved a $71 million contract to purchase 15 remanufactured locomotives from Progress Rail Locomotives with options to buy up to 27 additional locomotives if more funding becomes available. According to a Metra announcement, Progress Rail will take existing EMD SD70MAC freight […]
A screen image capture from a Metra video of natural gas-fired switch heaters. Media outlets covering the late January freeze in the Midwest have reported that Chicago’s Metra sets its tracks on fire. METRA CHICAGO — From ABC to the British Broadcasting Corp. with Stephen Colbert in between, the national and international media is obsessed […]
No. 422 rests at Kansas City, Mo., prior to shipment. The unit is expected to receive a larger logo upon delivery to the railroad in Minnesota. Zack Pumphery ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Burlington Northern’s Cascade green paint scheme was consigned to history with BN’s merger with Santa Fe in 1995, but the colors are making […]
PEORIA, Ill. — Traffic is moving over a shortline’s bridge after a river tow boat struck it Sunday evening. The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad Illinois River lift bridge, which links Peoria and East Peoria Illinois with its Illinois River crossing was struck by a towboat and closed to rail traffic Monday. The towboat was shoving […]
Jim Vena, Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Canadian National OMAHA, Neb. — Jim Vena is Union Pacific’s $9 billion man. No, that’s not how much Vena will earn as the railroad’s new chief operating officer. Under the terms of his contract, he’ll earn a base salary of $600,000 and will be eligible for an annual […]
A Viewliner roomette rolls through Florida on the Silver Meteor in May 2018. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON—When two people ride together in an Amtrak roomette, the total fare is normally comprised of one room charge and two rail fares, each generally similar to what the travelers would pay riding in coach. Through Tuesday, Dec. 11, Amtrak’s […]
Amtrak diner No. 8502, formerly Burlington’s “Silver Cuisine,” stored in Chicago in August 2016. Bob Johnston The heritage diners being offered for sale by Amtrak, as well as those still on the roster (click to enlarge). Passenger Adelaide Mondesir headed to New York contemplates the Florida scenery at breakfast in former Southern diner 8521 on […]
