NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern set third-quarter records for revenue, profits, and operating ratio despite flat traffic volume, but a shortage of train crews and ongoing supply chain issues had an impact on the railroad’s service levels. Operating income surged 21%, to $1.1 billion, as revenue grew 14%, to $2.9 billion, NS reported today. Earnings per […]
Get a look at the Lionel Area 51 set (no. 2123160)! Chris Raines of RBP Trains on YouTube reviews this spooky and fun O gauge train outfit. First is a close look at the GE “ET44” Tier 4 Bluetooth-controlled locomotive and the array of cars. Then Chris takes it for a spin on his great […]
MIAMI — In what company President Patrick Goddard characterizes as “one of the most significant innovations in multimodal mobility,” Florida passenger rail operator Brightline is offering travelers the ability to arrange travel from their point of origin to their ultimate destination, not just buy a train ticket. The first stage of this door-to-door travel will […]
GATINEAU, Quebec — Fatigue on the part of a signal maintainer may have been a factor in a December 2020 collision between a VIA Rail Canada passenger train and a Canadian National hi-rail vehicle, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada report released Tuesday. In the Dec. 6, 2020, incident at Les Cédres, Quebec, […]
WASHINGTON — DC Metrorail officials were aware of axle defects in two cars that remained in service after an Oct. 12 derailment, the Washington Post reports, with the cars withdrawn only when the independent agency that reviews Metrorail ordered those cars and all other 7000-series vehicles out of service. The information was reported at a […]
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board says it will focus on factors including passenger car crashworthiness and survival factors as part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal Sept. 25 derailment of the Empire Builder near Joplin, Mont. In a preliminary report released Tuesday, the NTSB also said it would focus on track and […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad is joining in an effort to acquire $100 million in federal infrastructure funding to build a new 18-mile spur to serve a liquefied natural gas plant near Anchorage. The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reports the Matanuska Susitna Borough, Fairbanks North Star Borough, and Interior Gas Utility are also part of […]
CHICAGO — Metra is seeking review of a September federal court ruling that Union Pacific is not obligated to continue operating rail service for the Chicago-area commuter operator. The Cook County Record reports Metra is arguing U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso committed a “manifest injustice” in a September ruling that UP has no common-carrier obligation […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Telling employees it does not have a choice because of a federal executive order, the Alaska Railroad has announced a vaccine requirement for its employees and set a Dec. 8 deadline for workers to be fully vaccinated. The website Must Read Alaska has published a letter to railroad employees from CEO Bill O’Leary […]
LOS ANGELES — Union Pacific is launching an incentive program as part of the effort to address supply chain congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, offering a $60 refund on container fees on weekends for containers in-gated to its Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in Long Beach, Calif. The monetary carrot from […]
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern will collaborate on a vehicle distribution center in Central Mexico capable of handling up to 10,000 vehicles when fully built out, the railroad has announced. The facility will handle both inbound and outbound vehicle traffic. KCS will collaborate with Suministros Industriales Potosinos SA de CV (SIPSA) and TransDevelopment Group […]
CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings, operator of railroads including Pacific Harbor Line, New York & Atlantic, and the Chicago South Shore & South Bend, has created an advisory board to assist the company in developing and achieving strategic objectives. Members of the board will be: — Ronald Batory, former president of the Belt Railway of […]
