Townsfolk of New Lisbon, Wis., inspect Milwaukee Road Class A No. 2 after the 4-4-2 clipped off 14 miles at a steady 112.5 mph on a Hiawatha pre-inaugural test run on May 15, 1935. MILW photo […]
Milwaukee Class A No. 2
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Genesee Valley Transportation rail line sees first traffic in 25 years
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — A long-dormant Upstate New York rail line has returned to life after 25 years of inactivity. Genesee Valley Transportation subsidiary Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern restored freight rail service to its Newton Falls Line on Nov. 7, 2025, operating a five-car train to Benson Mines, N.Y. The five gondolas, bracketed by MA&N Alco […]
FRA collects $15.4 million in penalties from Class I railroads under new process
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration announced it has collected $15.4 million in civil penalties from Class I railroads under what it calls a new streamlined settlement negotiation process. The process involves discussions on the most significant cases while continuing to collect data to improve railroad safety, the FRA says. Class I railroads and Amtrak […]
New York, MTA say first year of congestion pricing is a success
NEW YORK — New York City’s congestion pricing program has reduced vehicular traffic in lower Manhattan by 11% and increased transit ridership by 7%, officials said on Monday as they marked the first anniversary of the tolling program that helps fund Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital projects. The congestion tolling, which began on Jan. 5, 2025, […]
Suspect arrested in locomotive fire at Catskill Mountain Railroad
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A 25-year-old Kingston man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 1 fire that damaged an out-of-service Catskill Mountain Railroad locomotive. The Kingston Police Department said in a press release that John J. Dwyer had charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, a felony, and arson in the […]
Quebec North Shore & Labrador reopens after derailment
SEPT-ÎLES, Quebec — The Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway has reopened after a week-long shutdown because of a derailment near the town of Sept-Îles, parent company Iron Ore Co. of Canada has announced. In a Facebook post, Iron Ore Co. said the line reopened at midnight this morning (Jan. 5) with traffic initially operating […]
BNSF opens OKC terminal for Hobby Lobby
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has delivered the first container loads to the vest-pocket intermodal ramp it opened in Oklahoma City for retailer Hobby Lobby. The first containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., were delivered to the 42-acre terminal on Dec. 31. Locomotive Engineer Dane Sargent and Conductor Kolic […]
R.J. Corman taps former BNSF executive Matt Igoe as chief operating officer
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Former BNSF Railway operations chief Matt Igoe has been named president and chief operating officer for R.J. Corman Railroad Co., effective immediately, the shortline holding company announced on Monday. Igoe will assume responsibility for transportation, mechanical, engineering, and day-to-day network performance across the company’s 19 short lines. Igoe previously served as executive […]
C&NW class H on a local
Dirty Chicago & North Western class H-1 4-8-4 No. 3029 departs Chicago with train 13, a local for Omaha, on June 8, 1953. R. R. Malinoski photo […]
GATX, Brookfield complete acquisition of Wells Fargo rail leasing operation
CHICAGO — GATX Corp. has completed acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail leasing operation in a joint venture with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. The deal closed on Jan. 1, GATX said today (Jan. 5). The $4.2 billion acquisition covers approximately 101,000 railcars. “This marks an important milestone for GATX,” GATX CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a […]
Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail service makes last run
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail line, launched in 2009 with service between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minn., made its final run Sunday (Jan. 4), with a special-event round trip to the Minnesota Vikings’ season-ending home game against Green Bay. The Metro Transit service was ultimately done in by low ridership along a shorter route […]
Weather leads to some Amtrak issues during holiday period
CHICAGO — Despite challenging weather conditions on both coasts and in the upper Great Lakes region, Amtrak trains generally reached their destinations unscathed during the holiday travel period. “Mechanical assessments,” however, did continue to impact service throughout the network during the period ending today (Sunday, Jan. 4). Starlight and Builder disruptions Amtrak’s long-distance operations generally […]
