Michael Spring is living the dream at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Since 2023, the 22-year-old has been a full-time employee at his favorite tourist line. He serves as a conductor and student engineer for the excursion operations out of Cumberland, Md., in addition to being a shop mechanic at the yard facility in Ridgeley, […]
POGUE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program has awarded the EBT Foundation $1.6 million to restore two steel bridges on a portion of the narrow gauge East Broad Top tourist railroad’s dormant main line. A major boost for the EBT, a national historic landmark, the grant will aid the line in its push […]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Alan A. Held has been promoted to vice president of transportation at the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway, the company has announced. Held has been with the railway since 2022. He has been responsible for operation of transload facilities, overseeing of personnel managmenet, managing Federal Railroad Administration compliance, and developing rulebooks […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — More than five months of midday bus substitutions on the Hartford-Springfield, Mass., route served by Amtrak and CTrail trains are set to end on Monday, Nov. 4, following the completion of several maintenance projects. An alert on the CTrail website says 10 five round trips — two of Amtrak trains and three […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Seven Republican members of the New York state delegation to the House of Representatives have asked Amtrak President Roger Harris to delay plans to reduce service in the state as a result of planned East River Tunnel work. The changes, taking effect Nov. 10, will see the Maple Leaf and Adirondack combined […]
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday introduced the first of its newest locomotive for Metro-North Railroad, a dual-power variant of the Siemens Charger. Siemens SC42-DM locomotives Nos. 301 and 302, the first of 33 units, were unveiled in a ceremony at the Harmon Shops in Croton-on-Harmon. The locomotives feature a 4,200-hp diesel […]
WOODSTOWN, N.J. — The Woodstown Central Railroad, the heritage rail operation of SMS Rail Service, has announced that its restored Alco 0-6-0 locomotive No. 9 will make its revenue debut Nov. 30 in Santa Claus Special passenger service. The locomotive, built for the U.S. Army in 1942, also worked for the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway […]
WASHINGTON — Flaws in communication at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority maintenance facility played a role in the derailment in which a SEPTA trolley derailed and struck a vehicle and building in July 2023, the NTSB said in its final investigation report. The probable cause of the July 27, 2023, accident was the movement of […]
KEARNY, N.J. — NJ Transit today introduced the first car from its next-generation order for 174 multilevel railcars being built by Alstom in an event at the agency’s Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny. The new electric multiple-unit cars will allow retirement of remaining single-level Arrow III cars that are more than 40 years old. They […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday began the engineering process for the proposed Interborough Express light rail line in Brooklyn and Queens. The MTA’s Request for Proposals for consultant bids for the preliminary engineering phase of the project begins a process expected to take approximately two years. The 14-mile Interborough Express, or […]
PHILADELPHIA — Members of the union representing more than 5,300 workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority have voted to authorize a strike effective at midnight on Nov. 7, when their current contract expires. Members of Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents subway, trolley, and bus operators, mechanics, and other workers, voted unanimously in […]
Mention the name, “horseshoe curve,” and your mind will immediately think of the World Famous Horseshoe Curve nestled deep in the Allegheny Mountains west of Altoona, Penn. That shouldn’t be a surprise considering this landmark’s history and engineering marvel that’s been attracting visitors for 170 years, ranging from the curious to the most enthusiastic. […]
