NEW YORK — Amtrak service between New York City and Boston was cancelled for the remainder of today (Saturday, July 6) as of mid-afternoon because of “an ongoing electric power issue,” the passenger operator said in a service alert on its website posted at 5:50 p.m. ET. An earlier notification indicated that the problem was […]
A PA-powered Delaware & Hudson passenger train crosses a center-bearing plate girder swing bridge on the Canadian Pacific at Lachine, Quebec, in the late 1960s or early ’70s. Tom Nelligan photo […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has completed agreements with all 28 of its labor unions, an accomplishment covering 16 collective bargaining agreements, the agency announced today (Wednesday, July 3). The agency says this is the first time in 15 years it has had agreements in place with all its unions, and — with […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced it eliminated six speed restrictions during the latest service shutdown on its rapid transit network, suspensions of Orange Line service between North Station and Oak Grove June 22-23 and between North Station and Wellington June 24-30. “We continue to accomplish long deferred maintenance, repairs, and full-depth track […]
Planning your travel for this summer? Be sure to include some model trains in those plans! These five train layouts throughout the country (and world) are all worth a visit this summer. Colorado Model Railroad Museum Featuring more than 500 HO scale locomotives, 80 scale miles of track, and tens of thousands of handmade trees, […]
NEW YORK — Amtrak announced on Friday, June 28, that had awarded a construction contract to build a new Connecticut River Bridge on the Northeast Corridor to replace the existing 116-year-old structure. A joint venture of O&G/Tutor Perini received the contract award for the $1.3 billion project, which has received a $827 million Federal Railroad […]
NORTH CANAAN, Conn. — The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum of Lenox, Mass., in collaboration with the Houstatonic Railroad and Budd RDC Foundation, will display the Budd-built Roger Williams trainset on Saturday, July 20, as part of Canaan Railroad Days in North Canaan. Railroad Days, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, recognizes the rich railroad history of […]
On June 22nd, 2024, steam power — in the form of Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad T1 4-8-4 “Northern” type — returned to the rails for the 2024 Iron Horse Rambles event! Come with us as Trains.com chases the excursion from Nesquehoning, Pa., to Tunkhannock, Pa. […]
Trainworld, 751 McDonald Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218, is offering a Flat Car with Pipe Load (70-76071, shown, 70-76072) aa part of the RailKing One Gauge line. The car is 1:32 scale, features a removable pipe load, and is available in two numbers. Expected delivery in September 2024. Price: $149.99. Order from trainworld.com […]
NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak and NJ Transit have committed to work together to address operational issues that have been plaguing both services on the Northeast Corridor, including more frequent inspections of their equipment and the 170 miles of track they share between New York and Trenton, N.J. The two agencies made that pledge after a […]
BALTIMORE — The planned Red Line transit project in Baltimore will be a light rail system, not bus rapid transit, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday (June 27). The nonprofit Baltimore Banner news site reported the decision ahead of an official announcement planned for today. The Red Line project was killed by former Gov. Larry […]
A Maine Central E7 leads a northbound train out of the Boston & Maine tunnel under Bellows Falls, Vt., in the 1950s. David K. Johnson photo […]
