NS unveils latest rebuilt AC44C6M, new paint scheme NEWSWIRE

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NS AC44C6M No. 4004 at the Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pa. Norfolk Southern Corp. ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern’s latest DC to AC conversion locomotive has been released from the railroad’s Juniata shops in Altoona in a paint scheme slightly different than previous rebuilds. NS AC44C6M No. 4004 is part of the railroad’s DC to […]

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A look back on the recent history of the ‘Hook and Eye’ line NEWSWIRE

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Kennesaw Mountain looms in the distance as Georgia Northeastern Nos. 6576, 9706 and 7562 — locomotives that are former Baltimore & Ohio GP9, Penn Central GP38, and Pennsylvania GP9, respectively — switch the Georgia Northeastern lead on the CSX Transportation bridge over Tower Road in Marietta, Ga. Courtesy: Patriot Rail ATLANTA — A torch is […]

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VIA sets new rules for ‘Park’ car access NEWSWIRE

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‘Yoho Park’ brings up the markers on the eastbound ‘Canadian’ at Fenwood, Saskachewan, in December 2012. Thomas R. Schultz TORONTO – In an apparent effort to mediate access to its popular Park-series observation cars on its famed Canadian, VIA Rail Canada has announced new rules for passengers traveling in two sleeping-car classes. Travelers in Prestige […]

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Vacation like a railroad exec … for $12 million NEWSWIRE

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A recent screen image of a real estate listing for a Norfolk Southern-owned beach house in Florida. Zillow.com NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has put its Florida beachfront compound on the market for $12 million as the railroad continues to tighten the corporate belt amid tumbling coal traffic and unwanted merger advances from Canadian Pacific. […]

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Rotary over Donner Pass NEWSWIRE

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Kevin Dorm Union Pacific’s former Southern Pacific rotary snowplow SPMW No. 207 cuts its teeth for the first time this week after laying up since a 2014 rebuild. The rotary and B-unit arrived in Roseville, Calif., in early 2014 after upgrades at Iowa’s Relco locomotive shops. But due to lack of snow and teething issues related […]

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