See Amtrak’s incredible Acela Express in action on the Northeast Corridor! Read more about America’s high speed rail aspirations in the March 2018 issue. […]
‘Acela Express’ in Rhode Island
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SEPTA officials looking to return regional train service to West Chester NEWSWIRE
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — It’s been almost 32 years since the last SEPTA commuter train left West Chester, west of Philadelphia. Officials with the regional commuter agency say they’re considering restoration of service to the Chester County seat. A regional planning organization working with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Transportation Authority estimates up to 2,000 people […]
Boston streetcar collision puts historic PCC route in a pinch NEWSWIRE
A late December crash removed two of Boston’s remaining PCC cars from service. Justin Franz BOSTON — A collision between two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority streetcars last week means the agency is down to just five operating PCCs on the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. The two PCCs that were damaged in the collision near the […]
Defecating man falls off bridge as train approaches NEWSWIRE
New York, Susquehanna & Western Edward S. Kaminski PATERSON, N.J. – When you gotta go, you gotta go. One New Jersey man learned that lesson in more ways than one this week when he fell into a river ahead of an oncoming train while allegedly defecating off a railroad bridge, NorthJersey.com reports. According to reports, […]
Norfolk Southern opens new Portageville Bridge in Western New York NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern C44-9W No. 9345 leads train 36T, a Buffalo, N.Y., to Allentown, Pa., manifest train on a new steel arch span on Dec. 11. The arch replaces an iron truss bridge built by the Erie Railroad in 1875 and shown on the right. Norfolk Southern Corp. Portageville (N.Y.) Bridge in context Norfolk Southern Corp. […]
Bill Fagan’s Reading Pacific RR Drone View
This is a drone view of my entire N scale Reading Pacific layout. Digitrax DCC controlled, Kato Unitrak. 99% complete. […]
Bill Fagan’s Reading Pacific RR Drone View
This is a drone view of my entire N scale Reading Pacific layout. Digitrax DCC controlled, Kato Unitrak. 99% complete. […]
Genesis of a debt to be repaid
Before starting their seven-stop trek to Providence, the two Alco PAs on New Haven train 531 prepare to follow the FL9s on the Merchants Limited (left in photo) out of South Station, Boston, in 1961. Chris Burger In the early 1960s, I was a student at Providence College in Rhode Island’s capital city, commuting on […]
Alex Mayes’ top 10 railfan spots
Westbound CSX train Q261 climbs the Sand Patch grade at Foley Overlook, near Fairhope, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2011. Three photos, Alex Mayes Trying to come up with just 10 favorite train-watching spots posed a challenge for me, as I have a lot of favorite spots, all of which have their particular characteristics. For this […]
Matt Van Hattem’s top 10 railfan spots
A southbound CSX intermodal train skirts the Hudson River at Bear Mountain, N.Y., on May 12, 2011. Three photos, Matt Van Hattem Every region has fascinating places to watch trains, and working at Trains brought me to locations I had always longed to visit as well as great spots I might not have otherwise come […]
Tom Danneman’s top 10 retreats
Two Montana Rail Link GP9s head up the Paradise Local as it crosses the Clark Fork River in Paradise, Mont. Three photos, Tom Danneman When I was asked to come up with 10 of my favorite spots to view and photograph railroading, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult. The difficulty was picking just 10 spots, […]
Lehigh & Hudson River heavy 2-8-0
With cars from the New Haven Railroad interchange at Maybrook, N.Y., a Lehigh & Hudson River freight makes a smoky passage through Lake, N.Y., en route to Allentown, Pa. Up front is one of L&HR’s heavy 2-8-0s. Donald W. Furler photo […]
