LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art has cancelled its “Conversations 2020” annual conference, which had been set for April 17-19 at Lake Forest College. In an email to conference registrants and a message on the center’s website, the center says the cancellation reflects the rapidly evolving situation involving the COVID-19 […]
Responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Virginia Railway Express have announced service reductions effective Tuesday, March 17. MBTA subway and trolley lines, along with most buses, will operate on Saturday schedule. Commuter trains will also operate on reduced schedules. Ferrys will not operate. Details are available here. In a news […]
Passengers board a Missouri River Runner at Kirkwood, Mo., in 2014. The train could be cut from two round trips to one under a Missouri budget proposal. Bob Johnston More Monday morning rail news: — Service on Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner between St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., could be cut from two round trips […]
Monday morning news on passenger and commuter rail systems affected by the coronavirus outbreak: — Amtrak has further reduced operations on the Northeast Corridor, leaving about 40% of the normal weekday schedule in operation, the passenger railroad said Sunday afternoon. Also, in its first schedule change outside of the eastern U.S., Amtrak has cancelled the […]
Norfolk & Western C630 No. 1134 at Roanoke, Virginia. Rick Johnson C630 •YEARS BUILT: 1965-1969 •MANUFACTURERS: Alco, Montreal •OPERATED ON: Atlantic Coast Line, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western, Pacific Great Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Reading, Southern Pacific, others •NAMES: C630, M630 •QUANTITY: 133 •HORSEPOWER: 3,000 •KNOWN FOR: The […]
A northbound Amtrak Hartford Line train arrives in Wallingford, Conn., in August 2019. The Hartford Line is one of those which will see service reductions effective Monday. TRAINS: David Lassen — Amtrak has made more adjustments to its schedules in the Northeast. In addition to the previously announced Northeast Corridor changes [see “Trains News Wire […]
A Saturday update on rail developments stemming from the coronavirus pandemic: — Amtrak will introduce significant cuts to Northeast Corridor service effective Monday, March 16, operating on its Saturday schedule seven days a week through at least March 29, the company has announced. As an example of the degree of cuts involved, the regular weekday […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has announced its full list of recipients of $248.5 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grants, which will fund 32 projects in 27 states. Some of the grants had been announced previously by individual recipients [see “Announcements begin on infrastructure grants,” Trains News Wire, March […]
More Friday rail news: — BNSF Railway is not shielded from liability in lawsuits stemming from asbestos contamination in Libby, Mont., the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The Flathead Beacon reports that the court upheld a ruling by Montana Asbestos Claim Court Judge Amy Eddy, who concluded the claims against the railroad are not preempted […]
U.S. Rep. Lipinski has introduced the Improving the Metra Commuter Experience Act of 2020 (H.R. 6226) to transfer ownership of Chicago Union Station from Amtrak to Metra. David Lassen Note: revises and updates previous version A bill introduced by U.S. Rep Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) would transfer Chicago Union Station from Amtrak to Metra ownership — […]
A New Haven-bound Metro-North train arrives in Westport, Conn., in August 2019. Metro-North reported an almost 50 percent drop in ridership during Thursday’s morning commute. TRAINS: David Lassen Friday morning rail news related to the coronavirus outbreak: — Some commuter rail agencies are seeing reduced ridership in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, with significant […]
A northbound Amtrak Acela Express passes through Elizabeth, N.J., in August 2019. Amtrak has cut some Acela service between Washington and New York, and warns other service could be reduced because of a sharp downturn in travel. TRAINS: David Lassen Warning that it may lose “several hundred million dollars” because of reduced travel related to […]
