WASHINGTON – The first of Amtrak’s 28 new Acela trainsets, scheduled to enter service throughout the Northeast Corridor in 2021, will be leaving from Alstom’s facility in Hornell, N.Y. on Monday, Feb. 17 for high-speed testing at the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colo. Nine months of dynamic testing will include the trainset’s pantograph, railway […]
A jury has awarded more than $10 million to a passenger injured in the December 2017 derailment of an ‘Amtrak Cascades’ train in DuPont, Wash. Steve Carter More Thursday morning rail news: — In the latest trial stemming from the fatal December 2017 crash of an Amtrak Cascades train at DuPont, Wash., a jury has […]
And still more rail news on a very busy Thursday: — Denver’s Regional Transportation District is threatening legal action against the contractor building its N Line commuter route to Thornton, Colo. In a notice posted on its website, the RTD says it is considering issuing a former notice of default against Regional Rail Partners after […]
Part one of your rail news roundup for Thursday: — Two CSX employees have been hospitalized after a CSX train derailed and caught fire this morning near Elkhorn City, Ky. WYMT-TV reports the train was carrying ethanol. CSX reports this afternoon that the train consisted of three locomotives, 96 loaded ethanol cars and two cars […]
A South Shore commuter train eases through trackwork in Michigan City, Ind., in August 2018. The project to double track the South Shore between Gary and Michigan City will advance after receiving a favorable government rating. TRAINS: David Lassen More rail news for your Wednesday morning: — The South Shore Line plan to double-track its […]
JIM THORPE, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad has resolved its tax dispute with the borough of Jim Thorpe and will resume passenger rail service to and from the community, the railroad announced. The first trips resulting from the agreement will come Saturday, Feb. 15, as part of Jim Thorpe’s Winterfest. The R&N had […]
The first section of your rail news for Wednesday morning: — VIA Rail Canada has cancelled service through Thursday between Montreal and Toronto, and Toronto and Ottawa, because of the ongoing blockade of Canadian National Railway tracks at Belleville, Ontario. Service continues between Ottawa and Montreal, Montreal and Quebec City, and west of Toronto in […]
WASHINGTON — The two biggest New York-area infrastructure projects on Amtrak’s Northeast received mixed news on Monday, as the Federal Transit Agency upgraded the rating of the aging Portal Bridge replacement plan, while retaining the low rating for the Gateway Tunnel project between New York and New Jersey. NorthJersey.com reports that the Portal North Bridge […]
A look at Tuesday morning rail news: — Montreal has become the latest city where protestors are blocking rail lines in support of pipeline protests in British Columbia. This morning, commuter rail service exo cancelled trains on its Candiac line for the second straight day because of blocked line, substituting bus service, CTV news reports. […]
WASHINGTON — Railroading will be getting $800 to $900 million less in money from the Federal government in the 2021 budget year than the past two budget cycles, according to U.S. Department of Transportation Budget highlights released Monday. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to spend a little more than $2 billion on the Federal Railroad […]
Five men have filed suit over this January 2018 accident involving a chartered Amtrak train for Republican members of Congress. Rep. Jeff Denham, via Twitter Still more news for your Monday morning: — Four people who were aboard a special Amtrak train that hit a trash truck in a fatal 2018 accident have sued the […]
Catching up on weekend rail news: — Protesters continued to block Canadian National rail lines near Belleville, Ontario, disrupting Canadian National and VIA Rail Canada. The National Post reports that VIA cancelled 18 trains on Sunday and said service will not resume “until the issue is resolved.” The indigenous group blocking the tracks is demonstrating […]
