Former Burlington E5 No. 9911A rests between runs at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union in 2015. Don Nickel Metra F40PHM-2 No. 211 displays its Burlington-inspired paint scheme. Metra CHICAGO – Commuter carrier Metra has unveiled its latest commemorative locomotive, EMD F40PHM-2 No. 211 in a faux-stainless Chicago, Burlington & Quincy paint scheme. The locomotive […]
SEATTLE — Microsoft has donated more than $223,000 to help complete a study of high speed rail between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Portland, Ore. Microsoft President Brad Smith announced the funding support at the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference, which concluded Thursday. GeekWire reports this is the company’s second donation to the project, raising its total […]
A CTRail Shore Line East commuter train arrives at the State Street station in New Haven, Conn., as a Hartford Line train waits in the background for its turn to approach the platform. Connecticut’s Department of Transportation is forming an advisory panel of riders to aid in design of new cars for the commuter lines. […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Headwaters Junction, the planned hub for railroad history, culture, and Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765, says it will host and operate an Indiana interurban car in the future. In a Tuesday news release, Headwaters Junction and Hoosier Heartland Trolley Co. announced their intention to operate interurban car No. 429 on […]
A Tri-Rail train parallels Interstate 95 as it heads south from West Palm Beach toward Miami. The commuter railroad will increase fares in 2020. TRAINS: David Lassen POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — The governing body overseeing South Florida’s Tri-Rail commuter service has voted to increase fares as of Jan. 1, 2020, with some fares increasing by […]
PITTSBURGH — As of Tuesday, Oct. 1, Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian offers checked baggage service, having added a baggage car to its consist. In addition, space to transport up to six bicycles will be available. The Pennsylvanian operates daily, leaving New York Penn Station westbound at 10:52 a.m. and arriving at Pittsburgh at 7:59 p.m. The eastbound […]
A three-hour-late Amtrak train No. 20, the Crescent, arrives at New York’s Penn Station on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with dining car Nashville. Monday night saw the end of meals prepared by chefs and served by waitstaff on the Crescent and three other routes in the eastern U.S. Ralph Spielman Sights like this — meals prepared […]
NJ Transit trains meet at the Elizabeth, N.J., station on Aug. 6, 2019. The New Jersey Senate has formed a committee to investigate the transit agency’s service issues. TRAINS: David Lassen TRENTON, N.J. — The president of the New Jersey Senate has announced creation of a select committee to investigate NJ Transit service, soon after […]
SECAUCUS, N.J. — The U.S. Coast Guard has made permanent its ban on opening Amtrak’s troublesome Portal Bridge during rush hour. A six-month trial period, banning the opening of the more-than-century-old bridge over the Hackensack River during peak periods on the Northeast Corridor, began in March. [See “Coast Guard will no longer allow rush-hour openings […]
CHICAGO — A groundbreaking ceremony Monday marked the planned construction of a new, long-delayed station on Metra’s Rock Island District. The station near 79th Street and Lowe Avenue in the Auburn Park neighborhood was originally planned in 2009, but state funding was held up and eventually cut in 2017. That funding was restored earlier this […]
PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, has leased nearly a half-dozen railcars from Maryland Transit Authority’s MARC Train service to accommodate anticipated ridership increases on its regional rail network because of long-term construction projects on Interstate 95. According to a recent statement from SEPTA, the agency was to begin using five MARC railcars […]
Tickets for the 2020 season of the Winter Park Express, shown at Denver Union Station, are now on sale. Service has expanded to include all Fridays during its January-through-March run. Justin Franz DENVER — Amtrak and Winter Park Resort will again operate weekend ski train round trips from Denver Union Station to a platform located […]
