Micro-Trains N scale heavyweight coach Removing the heavy-weight coach’s press-fit roof reveals a one-piece interior with seat and partition detail. A workhorse New York Central heavyweight coach is now available in N scale from Micro-Trains Line Co. Our review sample is accurately detailed and decorated for NYC coach no. 2347. The prototype no. 2347 was […]
A Metro-North Waterbury Branch train approaches the station in Bridgeport, Conn., in August 2019. The branch will not be among the Metro-North operations receiving new passenger cars funded by Connecticut. TRAINS: David Lassen More Friday morning rail news: — The planned purchase of new passenger cars for Metro-North commuter rail service in Connecticut will include […]
San Diego Trolley trains meet at the Middletown station in January 2020. The Metropolitan Transit System has scrapped plans for a ballot initiative this year because of the coronavirus. TRAINS: David Lassen Transit and coronavirus-related rail news for Friday morning: — San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System has officially abandoned its plans for a November ballot […]
More Thursday morning rail news: — A federal judge has ruled against an attempt to block Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project on environmental grounds, finding that the Maryland Transit Administration “clearly demonstrated” the design for the 16-mile, $2-billion project “was the least evinromentally damaging practicable alternative.” The Engineering News-Record reports that U.S. District Judge […]
Inbound and outbound Metra trains meet in Elmwood Park, Ill., in March. A Metra official expects a long-term loss of ridership after the coronavirus pandemic. TRAINS: David Lassen Thursday morning rail news: — It may take one to three years for Metra ridership to return to 2019 levels after the coronavirus pandemic — if it […]
Long Island Rail Road trains meet at Divide interlocking in Hicksville, N.Y., in August 2019. The LIRR and other MTA operators will require passengers to wear face masks beginning Friday. TRAINS: David Lassen More Thursday morning rail news: — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will require subway, commuter rail, and bus passengers to wear face […]
Wednesday morning rail news: — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will provide a $500,000 benefit payment to families of workers killed by the COVID-19 virus following negotiations between the MTA and unions representing subway, bus, and commuter rail workers. The MTA will also cover health insurance for spouses and dependents for three years, and will not […]
A Metra UP North train passes through Glencoe, Ill. Metra is among the commuter rail agencies joining Thursday’s “Sound The Horn” salute to essential workers. TRAINS: David Lassen Wednesday afternoon rail news: — Commuter rail operators throughout the U.S. have joined the “Sound The Horn” effort launched by Amtrak and New York-area transit agencies to […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak will introduce its pre-packaged “Flexible Dining” program on western long-distance trains beginning Friday, April 17, in response to the sharply reduced ridership resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. With the introduction of the program on trains west of Chicago and New Orleans, only the Lorton, Va.-Sanford, Fla., Auto Train will retain full dining […]
The Oklahoma Railway Museum is acquiring two coaches from short line railroad Farmrail. Oklahoma Railway Museum Tuesday afternoon rail news: — With William Flynn set to take over Wednesday as Amtrak president and CEO, outgoing CEO Richard Anderson sent a message to employees today thanking employees for their efforts during his tenure and in the […]
More Tuesday morning rail news: — The regulatory board that oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is considering whether to renew its contract with commuter rail operator Keolis Commuter Services — or whether it has any choice other than renewing the deal that expires June 30, 2022, at least for two years. Part of the […]
Tuesday morning rail news: — Fifty workers from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority have now died of coronavirus-related causes, part of a nationwide death toll that has transit employees considering work stoppages. Citylab reports that at least 16 other transit workers who are members of the Amalgamated Transit Union have died in other cities, along […]
