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A photo of a former Alco C636 demonstrator in the process of being scrapped on Jan. 10, 2015. Bernie Gumosky COHOCTON, N.Y. – Two former Alco C636 demonstrators are in the process of being scrapped in Cohocton. The units were former Alco demonstrators C636-2 and C636-3. After they finished their time as demonstrators, they were […]
BNSF LNG test locomotive No. 9131, an EMD SD70ACe, is one of two engines being moved by the railroad to the upper Midwest for cold-weather testing. No. 9131 is shown with sister engine 9130 and a fuel tender at Trinidad, Colo., in 2014. Chip Sherman MINNEAPOLIS – BNSF is shifting its Liquefied Natural Gas testing […]
Once known for mainline steam excursions, the NRHS has struggled to find relevance in the Internet age. David Honan 10. The once-mighty National Railway Historical Society appears to be running out of steam. A hotly contested election and a failed reorganization plan brought attention to the venerable organization, but in the end the status quo […]
A surviving Erie Mining F9 oversees the scrapping operation of the B units in early December. Doug Buell Pieces of former Erie Mining F9s litter the ground in early December. Doug Buell HOYT LAKES, Minn. – In Minnesota this month, followers of Electro-Motive F units can rejoice that two of the classic cab units will […]
Tractive Power Corp.’s new TP56 three-axle switcher. Tractive Power Corp. VANOUVER, British Columbia – Tractive Power Corp. of North Vancouver has developed and begun manufacturing its TP56 industrial switching locomotive. The unit is designed for moving freight cars within industrial facilities – relieving the industry of having to rely on outside sources for switching. The […]
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Montana Agriculture Department Director Ron de Yong has informally asked BNSF Railway officials to reopen the Great Falls to Helena line to help deal with increased traffic and delays in shipping along the Hi-Line in northern Montana, the Great Falls Tribune reports. De Yong tells the Tribune he made the request […]
A Minnesota Southern train crosses a trestle at Magnolia. Steve Glischinski LUVERNE, Minn. – The Minnesota Southern Railway hopes to reopen the western end of its line following flooding which devastated the railroad last summer. Heavy rains struck the area in June, heavily damaging the railroad. No trains have reached the west end of the […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec – Fifteen months after an oil train derailed and exploded in the heart of Lac-Mégantic, city officials have come to an agreement with the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to allow hazardous materials through the community by rail. The new agreement, passed unanimously by the city council earlier this week, puts various restrictions […]
Derailed Boeing loads line the Clark Fork River on July 4 following a derailment the previous day. Ted Curphey ALBERTON, Mont. – Montana Rail Link officials are busy this week trying to retrieve three Boeing 737 fuselages from the Clark Fork River in western Montana, four days after a derailment sent the expensive cargo into […]
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins Inc. has developed a Tier 4-compliant QSK19-R engine that will power new Nippon Sharyo Diesel Multiple Units. Contracts have been awarded to Nippon Sharyo U.S.A./Sumitomo Corp. of America for 32 cars that will have the engine. The cars will be configured as either two- or three-car DMU sets with the 760 horsepower […]
No. 102 in transit to Winnipeg. Jonathan Lee CHICAGO – Canadian National has repainted E9A No. 102 in a variation of its classic green-and-black 1950s paint scheme. The unit, which was repainted at CN’s Woodcrest Shop in Homewood, is making its debut on a business train inspecting the Winnipeg–Chicago corridor April 16-18, although ES44DCs Nos. 2297 […]
HSP46 No. 2001 being delivered to MBTA. Bob Sprague BOSTON – The first of 40 new MotivePower Inc. HSP46 commuter locomotives will enter service Wednesday for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The first train with the new locomotives, which feature a new MBTA paint scheme, will be No. 213, departing Boston’s North Station at 10:30 […]
