Milwaukee Road 261 departs Minneapolis with a “Gourmet Express” trip in September 2018. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS — The Friends of the 261 will operate “Gourmet Express” excursions pulled by Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 and E9 No. 32A on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Sept. 21-22. The special trips cater to passengers interested in […]
A private contractor works to remove fallen trees with the help of Keokuk Junction Railway crew at Hollis Pass, just north of Mapleton, Illinois on Friday, July 5, 2019. Trees fell on several stored tank cars during severe weather Wednesday. Steve Smedley PEORIA, Ill. — The Keokuk Junction Railway is closed after sustaining significant flood […]
An inbound Metra Electric train approaches the 47th Street/Kenwood station on June 29, 2019. Metra Electric service was stopped between downtown Chicago and the 51st-53rd Street station in Hyde Park on Monday because of a power outage. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — A power outage caused major delays on Metra’s Electric Line during Tuesday’s afternoon […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Amtrak has begun offering bus service between Green Bay and Milwaukee, connecting with its Amtrak Hiawatha service at two stations in Milwaukee. The new Amtrak Thruway bus service began Monday, offering two round trips between Milwaukee and Green Bay with intermediate stops in Appleton, Oshkosh, and Fond du Lac. In Milwaukee, the […]
GLEN HAVEN, Wis. — The main BNSF Railway route between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul will remain closed through at least Tuesday after a mudslide caused a derailment Monday morning, sending at least one car into the Mississippi River. About 15 cars of the southbound intermodal train were reported to be derailed, the Wisconsin State Journal […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Watch for major changes to Union Pacific’s Chicago-based intermodal operations this month. Rumors are already swirling about specific traffic shifts and operations changes, but the only definite details available come from a May 2 UP notice announcing Intermodal re-shuffling. Specifically, railroad officials say they’ve sought to “simplify” Chicago intermodal operations by idling […]
PORT HURON, Mich. — Cleanup continues after a Friday derailment in the St. Clair River tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada, which resulted in a spill of more than 13,000 gallons of sulfuric acid. The Port Huron Times Herald reported Saturday afternoon crews were preparing to pump out the spilled acid after removing other cars […]
Shelbi Hoover, Paul Utterback, and Dr. Helen Hudson help prepare the Crawfordsville, Ind., station on Saturday, June 29, the day before the final run of the Hoosier State. Bob Johnston Passengers and volunteers greet the final northbound Hoosier State as it arrives in Crawfordsville, Ind., on Sunday. Bob Johnston CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Seven passengers boarded the […]
A Twin Cities & Western train departs Hopkins with a transfer run to Minneapolis on former Milwaukee Road track, June 26, 2019. Steve Glischinski GLENCOE, Minn. – The Twin Cities & Western Railroad will embark on track improvements this summer, thanks to a grant from the Federal Railroad Administration. The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvement […]
Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Stuart tanks and crated loads on flatcars tell of the herculean effort of American industries, including railroads, to bring victory in World War II. Classic Trains collection […]
