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Amtrak tops out steelwork for new Seattle maintenance facility
SEATTLE — Amtrak has topped out the steel structure for its new Maintenance and Inspection facility at Seattle’s King Street Yard, one of several facilities under construction nationwide to accommodate maintenance for its new Airo equipment fleet. The project to date has taken more than 200,000 worker hours, and involved installation of approximately 1.8 million […]
Deadline extended for Front Range ‘Name the Train’ contest
DENVER — The Front Range Passenger Rail District has extended the voting for its Name the Train contest by a week to March 30, citing strong interest in the balloting. More than 18,000 Colorado residents voted in the first 72 hours, the agency said. “With thousands of Coloradans already participating, it’s been exciting to watch […]
Two minor injuries reported after Sunset Limited hits truck
MISSOURI CITY, Texas — Two passengers suffered minor injuries on Tuesday, March 17, when Amtrak’s Sunset Limited hit a truck hauling a container at a grade crossing, NBC News reports. Missouri City Fire Chief Mario Partida said crews responded to the accident around 11 a.m. local time. Two minor injuries were treated at the scene, […]
CN volume tops expectations as winter tests operations
WASHINGTON — Canadian National’s volume is running slightly ahead of expectations so far this year as operations held up well during winter, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Whitehead says. Car velocity is up 10% compared with last year, while train speed is up 6% and terminal dwell is down 6%, he told an investor conference on […]
Second Presidential Emergency Board finds for unions in dispute with LIRR
WASHINGTON — A second Presidential Emergency Board has sided with a coalition of unions in their ongoing contract dispute with the Long Island Rail Road — but the LIRR rejected the board’s recommendation, setting the stage for a strike or lockout in May. The board was, under the rules of the Railway Labor Act, required […]
South Shore’s Monon Corridor plans March 31 debut
HAMMOND, Ind. — South Shore Line commuter service on its new Monon Corridor branch is set to begin Tuesday, March 31, according to the Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District. The 8-mile right-of-way, a segment of a route that once hosted Monon’s Thoroughbred to Louisville, Ky., and the Tippecanoe and Hoosier to Indianapolis before rails were […]
News photos: Northstar equipment heads south
DALLAS — Some equipment from Minnesota’s defunct Northstar commuter rail operation has found a new home in the Lone Star State. Two of the Northstar’s MPI MP36PH0-3C locomotives and eight of its bilevel Bombardier coaches were photographed on Tuesday, March 17, en route from the Twin Cities to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They have been […]
New York MTA sues Trump administration over subway project funds
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sued the federal government for withholding funds for the extension of the Second Avenue Subway, following a similar path to one that led to the release of money for the Hudson Tunnel project. MTA CEO Janno Lieber announced the move while testifying at a City Council meeting, […]
CN train derailed by mudslide in British Columbia
PORT EDWARD, British Columbia — A mudslide derailed a Canadian National train on the railroad’s line to Prince Rupert, B.C., on Monday, March 16. The CBC reports the derailment occurred about 12:45 p.m. CN told the broadcaster that the train’s crew ‘exited the locomotive safely and are being attended to by local first responders.” No […]
CSX awaits last component of Howard Street Tunnel clearance project
WASHINGTON — The final piece of CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel clearance project — raising a bridge in Baltimore — is expected to be completed late next month, opening the way for double-stack service in the Interstate 95 corridor. “On the I-95 corridor we move a good amount of traffic already between Florida and the Northeast […]
Editor’s note: TrainsPro comment feature (updated)
Dear readers: After turning off the commenting function for TrainsPro articles on Tuesday, March 17, we are restoring them this afternoon (Wednesday, March 18) on a trial basis to see if we have successfully addressed the problem with spam comments. As mentioned previously, the number of such posts — which include many that our filters […]
