Work progresses on C&O 1309 at Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Diversified Rail Services Trailing truck from C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services Welder fabricates new ashpan on C&O 1309. Diversified Rail Services RIDGELEY, W.Va. — In a continuing update series of dispatches about the restoration of 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and contractor Diversified […]
Railroads are likely to report stellar financial results for the second quarter as traffic and freight rates continue to rise. CSX Transportation will kick off two weeks of Class I railroad earnings reports and conference calls with Wall Street analysts when it releases quarterly results on July 17. It will be followed by Canadian Pacific […]
With the diamonds at Forest Hill Junction in the background, Bill Thompson of the Association of American Railroads, in hard hat, and Metra Chief Engineering Officer Bruce Marcheschi explain the elements of CREATE’s 75th Street Corridor project. The project will begin with construction of a flyover at Forest Hill Junction. TRAINS: David Lassen Members of […]
Named Class I Railroads; Bill Stephens NEW YORK — Five of the big six Class I railroads reported traffic gains in the first half of the year amid a strong economy, tight truck supply, and soaring truck rates. BNSF Railway led the industry in growth through June 30, with traffic up 5 percent overall, according […]
A burned covered hopper and bridge on the San Luis & Rio Grande line at Sierra, 40 miles east of Alamosa, Colo. Contractors have been on-site since July 2 and hope to have the rails replaced and operational by July 6. Ed Ellis U.S. Drought Monitor: USDA/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Listed in 2014 by USA Today […]
CSX Corp. Radnor Yard CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation will reopen the hump at Nashville’s Radnor Yard within the next few weeks. The hump was idled in July 2017 as part of the broad operational changes made by then-CEO E. Hunter Harrison, who converted eight of CSX’s 12 hump yards to flat-switching facilities […]
CSX ES40DC No. 5339 leads container train Q156 east through Little Falls, N.Y., on CSX’s former Conrail main line in April 2017. Stu Noelte NEW YORK – CSX Transportation is likely to set service-measurement records in the second quarter as the railroad continues to refine its operations, Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro says. “It’s really […]
Union Pacific OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is responding to disruptive technology — including the potential onslaught of platooned and driverless trucks — with technological advancements that aim to make the railroad more competitive. “The world’s changing pretty dramatically. We all see it,” CEO Lance Fritz told investors and analysts at the railroad’s Investor Day […]
An eastbound express Metra train, operating in push mode, pauses at Western Springs, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2009. You can see the engineer in the window of the cabcar. Paul Hoffmann Q What’s the difference in touch or feel for an engineer running in push mode versus pull mode? Is there a limit to the […]
Frank Lonegro, CSX Corp. Chief Financial Officer CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Transportation has laid off about 100 workers at its locomotive shop in Cumberland, Md., as it reduces the facility from 24-hour operation to one daily shift. Workers at the former Baltimore & Ohio shop were informed on May 11. The Cumberland Times-News […]
Norfolk Southern CEO James Squires Norfolk Southern Corp. BOSTON — Norfolk Southern will reopen the yard hump at DeButts Yard in Chattanooga, Tenn., as it works to ease congestion amid rising traffic volumes, CEO Jim Squires told an investor conference today. Service has suffered on NS due to congestion on the southern portion of its […]
Duluth & Northeastern No. 14 fills up at Cloquet, Minn., in 1958. William D. Middleton Q How did railroads in northern states keep water in tanks from freezing in the winter? Were the tanks heated and insulated, or filled just before use? – James Alain, Chassell, Mich. A Many water towers in colder climates had […]
