SANFORD, Fla. — Both Amtrak Auto Trains scheduled to run later today (Wednesday, Feb. 8) have been cancelled after the Monday southbound departure from Lorton, Va., arrived at its destination in Sanford some 12 hours late on Tuesday. The cancellations reflect the domino effect of significantly delayed arrivals, and come at the end of a […]
BOSTON — Two state legislators are calling for a new agency to oversee safety issues with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, although they have different views on who should handle the job. The Boston Herald reports state Sen. Michael Barrett has filed legislation to create an independent commission on transportation safety oversight, while state Rep. […]
ORLANDO — Brightline has begun or is preparing for further higher-speed testing in two locations along Florida’s East Coast as it continues preparations for service to Orlando later this year. These are the current or upcoming plans: — As of today (Wednesday, Feb. 8), testing at speeds up to 79 mph will be conducted in […]
A Chicago-bound local of interurban Chicago Aurora & Elgin prepares to leave the Wheaton station. The first car is one of 10 built for CA&E in 1945, among the last interurban cars built. William D. Middleton photo […]
News & Products from the 2023 Railroad Hobby Show With the 2023 Railroad Hobby Show wrapping up, we thought it would be a perfect week to showcase the multiple new products released throughout the show. Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more […]
WASHINGTON — Responding to filings from the host railroads involved, Amtrak has argued against “adversarial, party-driven litigation” or mediation in its request for the Surface Transportation Board to investigate poor timekeeping by the Sunset Limited, and urged the board to open that investigation immediately. In a Feb. 3 filing, the passenger carrier argues that such […]
OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa will pay millions of dollars withheld over service problems to the consortium that built and operates the city’s light rail Confederation Line under a recently negotiated agreement, the CBC reports. The city and Rideau Transit Group announced in late January they had reached a settlement in a long-running dispute […]
Seen from a troop train out of Fort Meade, Md., Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-2 5316, formerly named President Grant, hurries east with Cumberland–Baltimore passenger local No. 34 near Rockville, Md., in May 1953. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
MOBILE, Ala. — The start for Amtrak Gulf Coast service remains to be determined, but Amtrak trains will begin operating on the route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 8, crew-training runs with Amtrak locomotives and cars will begin, with the first crew set to mark up in Mobile at […]
PHILADELPHIA — A train on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Market-Frankford rapid-transit line derailed late Saturday night, with crews finding and repairing a broken rail during overnight repairs, the website Billy Penn reports. SEPTA reported about 100 people were aboard when the train derailed shortly before midnight, and that there were no injuries, although a […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday provided a first look at a pair of the 20 open-gangway cars in its order for R211 subway cars, part of an overall order of 535 of the New York City Transit cars under construction by Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. The open-gangway cars, designated as R211T […]
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Transportation Department will seek $20 million to $25 million in federal grants to repair bridges on a state-owned line used by Amtrak services. Capital News Service reports the funds would be used to repair four bridges between Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, according to Peter Anastor, director of the transportation department’s Office […]
