Starting in October 2019, Classic Trains editors will celebrate the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. We start this series with the beloved Boston & Maine. Please enjoy a collection of images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include B&M’s iconic locomotives and scarce builder’s photos. […]
WASHINGTON — Canadian National says its proposed acquisition of CSX Transportation’s line linking Montreal with Syracuse, N.Y., will improve service for cross-border traffic. CN, last week, sought U.S. Surface Transportation Board approval of the transaction involving the sale of 236.3 miles of track in New York state. CN also proposed a schedule for review of […]
MBTA MPI HSP-46 No. 2028 pushes a Worcester, Mass.-Boston train as it departs Yawkey station (since renamed Lansdowne) in the Kenmore Square section of Boston. The MBTA may consider extending its current contract with commuter operator Keolis. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack said this week that […]
BOSTON —Boston-area mayors called for expanded service at a Monday meeting of the board overseeing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh called for more frequent service on the Fairmount line, as well as higher overall frequency through a proposal that would electrify MBTA routes. The State House News Service reports that the […]
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 […]
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Guests are greeted by this arched gateway upon arriving at the new Mount Joy station. Dan Cupper MOUNT JOY, Pa. – Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have informally opened Monday a new $33.5 million station at Mount Joy on the 104-mile Philadelphia-Harrisburg Keystone Service corridor. A town of about 7,400 population, situated 24 […]
WASHINGTON — Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority workers were hurt early Monday morning when out-of-service DC Metro trains collided during moves to a Metro yard. An advisory on the Metro website says riders should expect “significant delays and crowding” on the Orange, Silver and Blue lines due to an ongoing investigation at the Farragut […]
A homeless person sleeps on a No. 1 subway train en route to its South Ferry terminus during a morning rush hour in April. The MTA has announced plans to address the homeless issue on its system. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — With a survey showing a significant rise in the number of homeless people […]
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 […]
The Long Island Rail Road’s Hicksville, N.Y., station, as seen from a New York & Atlantic train. Main Line service between Hicksville and New Hyde Park will be suspended Oct. 5-6 for a bridge replacement project. TRAINS: David Lassen GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road will suspend service between its New Hyde […]
NORTH CREEK, N.Y. — As negotiations to operate passenger trains on tracks from Saratoga to North Creek, N.Y., continue, the future of tracks running north from North Creek to Tahawus got cloudier this week when the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation asked the Surface Transportation Board to issue a Certificate of Interim Trail […]
