SEATTLE — Despite a name reflecting its railroading past, the present and future of the venerable Freighthouse Square building in Tacoma lies much more on the passenger side of the business. The former Milwaukee Road warehouse, built around 1910 and redeveloped decades later as a retailing center for small local shops, galleries and restaurants, already […]
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Wabtec lab pioneering metal 3D printing NEWSWIRE
To be installed in December at Wabtec’s Additive Lab in Grove City, Penn., this new binder jet machine will enable production of 3D-printed metal components. Wabtec The first stop after a green part comes out of the binder jet machine is this curing oven, where the binding agent is evaporated off the formed piece. Dan […]
Washington state utility board set out $120,000 in grants for the Central Washington Railroad NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — The Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission has approved $120,000 in grants to improve 20 grade crossings on the Central Washington Railroad in the Yakima Valley. Eighteen of the grants will be used to replace batteries in warning lights, while the remaining two will be used to replace batteries and LED lights. The grants […]
Watco’s Decatur & Eastern Illinois to acquire neighboring Eastern Illinois Railroad NEWSWIRE
A map showing Illinois and Indiana and the proposed takeover of the Eastern Illinois Railway by Decatur & Eastern Illinois. Surface Transportation Board filing WASHINGTON — Watco short line Decatur & Eastern Illinois, which began operations in September 2018, aims to expand by acquiring the neighboring 53-mile Eastern Illinois Railroad. The DE&I, a CSX Transportation […]
Canadian National says it has met US positive train control requirements NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — Canadian National announced today that it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate positive train control on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important achievement comes 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline. “This milestone is a testament to the tenacious dedication of our […]
Commuter railroads’ progress on PTC continues to concern FRA administrator NEWSWIRE
Ron Batory, Federal Railroad Administration administrator U.S. Department of Transportation NEW YORK CITY — A number of commuter railroads, particularly in the Northeast Corridor, have little margin for error as they race to meet the Dec. 31, 2020 deadline to have positive train control fully operational, the nation’s top railroad safety official says. “We have […]
CP to build new transload facility in Montreal NEWSWIRE
MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific will build a new transload terminal in Montreal, with the first phase of the project to open in June 2020. The 118,000-square-foot facility, to be operated by Quebec-based transportation and warehousing firm TYT Group, will be served by more than 4,000 feet of existing track at CP’s Cote Saint-Luc Yard. It […]
CSX Santa Train makes its 77th journey
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — CSX’s long-running Santa Train has put another trip in the books. The railroad celebrated the 77th running of the Santa Train on Saturday in rainy conditions for most of the day. Despite the wet weather, large crowds still turned out trackside along the former Clinchfield Railroad main line, part of today’s Kingsport […]
Denver RTD chief Genova to retire NEWSWIRE
DENVER — Regional Transportation District General Manager Dave Genova will retire after more than 25 years with the agency. Genova notified RTD board chair Doug Tisdale of his decision on Thursday. “It has been a privilege to serve the Board, our incredible team of employees and our community. I am confident that our very capable […]
Despite legal trouble, Iowa Pacific railroads continue to operate NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — While attorneys are sorting through its legal and financial troubles in U.S. District Court, operations at Iowa Pacific Holding’s three railroads are continuing as normal. Earlier this fall, nearly two dozen entities associated with Iowa Pacific Holdings were placed into receivership [See: “Additional Iowa Pacific railroads placed into receivership,” Trains News Wire, Oct. […]
Sound Transit takes wait-and-see approach on possible cuts NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — Sound Transit is holding off on any cuts to projects or service that might result from passage of a recent state initiative, with the transit agency’s board option to wait until courts decide on the constitutionality of the new law. Initiative 976, which passed Nov. 5, would limit auto registration fees to $30. […]
Tennessee Pass line would be used for grain shipments NEWSWIRE
EADS, Colo. — The company interested in buying Union Pacific’s dormant Tennessee Pass line through the Colorado Rockies would do so to provide a more direct route for grain shipments from eastern Colorado and Kansas, according to the company’s lawyer. Colorado Pacific Railroad, which bought the former Missouri Pacific Towner Line in eastern Colorado, notified […]
