The Florida Railroad Museum offers diesel-hauled excursions over its 6-mile line between Parrish and Willow, 35 miles south of Tampa. Train rides take museum visitors through a stretch of rural Manatee County, which features sights of old Florida: farmland, piney woods, and palmetto flats. The train ride includes a trip to Willow—an old lumber mill […]
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has an impressive collection of rolling stock and locomotives. Its collection includes quite a few surprises. Located on the site of a former World War II military airship base, the Gold Coast’s collection includes the Pullman private car Ferdinand Magellan, U.S. No. 1, the railroad equivalent of today’s Air Force […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A hopper car loaded with 30 tons of ammonium nitrate — a chemical used as fertilizer and as a component in explosives — was empty by the time it arrived at its destination last month, triggering investigations by state and federal authorities, as well as the manufacturer and Union Pacific, the railroad […]
WASHINGTON — Record funding for large-scale infrastructure spending will make Amtrak more vulnerable to fraud, the passenger operator’s Office of Inspector General says in a report released this week, identifying four areas in which the company will be particularly at risk. “Industry research estimates that 10% of infrastructure investments could be lost to fraud,” Inspector […]
PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad will donate $10,000 to the Downtown Pittston Partnership, a nonprofit group advancing the revitalization of downtown Pittston, Pa., the railroad has announced. “I would like to thank the owners [the Muller family] and administration of the Reading & Northern Railroad for not only their significant capital […]
Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have reached a sick time agreement, the railroad and union have announced. The deal announced today (May 18) will provide NS engineers with five new days of paid sick leave per year while also offering the flexibility to use up to two additional days of […]
OTTAWA — VIA Rail Canada no longer needs to run unoccupied “buffer” cars on trains with stainless steel Budd “HEP-1” and “HEP-2” passenger cars and rail diesel equipment, Transport Canada has announced. The order, effective at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 17, repeals a previous order issued last October after questions surfaced about the […]
BOSTON — Norfolk Southern’s remediation work at the site of the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, is on pace to allow reopening of the second main line early next month, CEO Alan Shaw said today. “What’s important is we’re making progress there,” Shaw told an investor conference. To date, NS has distributed $34.5 million […]
The North Shore Scenic Railroad offers rides along Lake Superior between downtown Duluth and Two Harbors, Minn., a 27-mile trip on the former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway. Trains run from May to late October. In December, holiday specials operate from the Fitger’s complex in Duluth’s east end to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. […]
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad operates 25 miles of track through northeastern Ohio, from Independence (near Cleveland) through Peninsula to downtown Akron. Much of the railroad is in the picturesque Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the only National Park in Ohio, along the Cuyahoga River and the route of the abandoned Ohio and Erie Canal. Choices […]
POCATELLO, Idaho — One of Union Pacific’s main lines out of its Pocatallo railyard was blocked for a day following a derailment of about 20 cars on Tuesday evening, the Idaho State Journal reports. The derailment occurred about 8:50 p.m. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were spilled. Most cars were empty and […]
PALESTINE, Texas — A Texas judge has ruled for the city of Palestine and Anderson County and against Union Pacific in the railroad’s efforts to close a car repair shop in the city, continuing an ongoing legal battle underway on two levels. The Palestine Herald-Press reports that in a May 15 ruling, state District […]
