Wall Street analysts expect Class I railroad earnings to rise an average of 7% for the third quarter as a combination of rate hikes, cost-cutting, efficiency gains, and share buybacks offsets the impact of traffic declines at five of the six publicly traded systems. CSX Transportation, which kicks off the quarterly earnings reports on Oct. […]
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VIA to end cash payments aboard eastern trains NEWSWIRE
A VIA crew member offers food-cart service on a Montreal-Toronto train in 2012. VIA is planning to eliminate cash payments on its eastern corridor trains and the long-distance Ocean. Bob Johnston MONTREAL — Starting Oct. 29, only regular and prepaid credit cards and VIA Rail gift cards will be accepted to pay for food on […]
Dallas, Fort Worth transit officials explore one-seat ride on systems connecting to DFW Airport NEWSWIRE
A TEXRail train, offering service between Fort Worth and DFW Airport, passes the station in Grapevine, Texas shortly after the line’s opening in January. Officials from the transit agencies overseeing TEXRail and Dallas Area Rapid Transit are exploring the possibility of offering single-seat service between Fort Worth and Plano, a distance of almost 60 miles, […]
Meet Amtrak’s new long-distance chief NEWSWIRE
Amtrak’s new chief of long distance business development, Larry Chestler, poses aboard the cafe car of the Cardinal on Oct. 1. Bob Johnston The Cardinal arrives Chicago on Oct. 5 with one Viewliner sleeper and no Viewliner II diner. Introduction of the diner has been delayed because, according to Chestler, Amfleet II lounge cars are, […]
NJ Transit begins operation of leaf-cleaning trains NEWSWIRE
NJ Transit uses this AquaTrack equipment to clear rails of falling leaves and their residue during the fall. The trains begin around-the-clock operation on Sunday. Ralph Spielman The AquaTrack equipment sprays the rails with water at a pressure of up to 20,000 pounds per square inch. Ralph Spielman LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — As autumn arrives […]
NS seeks temporary trackage rights in Missouri after bridge washed out NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — A Missouri bridge outage has prompted Norfolk Southern to seek temporary trackage rights on a parallel Kansas City Southern line. On Wednesday, NS filed a request with the Surface Transportation Board for “expedited” granting of access to the KCS line between Kansas City, Mo., and Mexico, Mo. The filing is the result of […]
NTSB preliminary report provides details on collision of CSX trains in PTC territory in Ohio NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the August collision of two CSX Transportation trains provides more detail on the wreck that occurred in territory protected by positive train control. Local train H702, which rammed into 110-car frac sand train, W314, at a control point, was operating with its PTC system in […]
Pacific Surfliner to add 13th San Diego-LA round trip NEWSWIRE
A San Diego-bound Pacific Surfliner departs Los Angeles in February 2017. Amtrak is adding a 13th San Diego-LA Surfliner round trip beginning Monday. TRAINS: David Lassen ORANGE, Calif. — Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner will add a 13th round trip between San Diego and Los Angeles beginning Monday, Oct. 14. The new southbound train No. 578 will […]
San Bernardino County seeks expanded commuter service over light rail extension NEWSWIRE
A Gold Line light rail train bound for L.A. Union Station starts in Azusa. A committee of San Bernardino County’s transportation authority has voted to pursue commuter rail service between Pomona and Montclair, Calif., rather an an extension of the Gold Line between those cities. Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A […]
News Wire Round Up for the week of Oct. 11, 2019 NEWSWIRE
Watch as Jim and Steve talk about all the rail news that is fit to published — in less than 10 minutes. Return (almost) every week as Trains editors summarize News Wire: the Internet’s premiere source for rail news. […]
AAR: Total rail traffic is down more than 7% NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads this week reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 5. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 515,061 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.1% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Oct. 5 were […]
Jammed doors lead to service woes on new Ottawa light rail line
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s recently opened light rail Confederation Line experienced major operating issues because of jammed doors on Wednesday, with some passengers reportedly walking more than two miles to reach work as they abandoned the backed-up rail system. It was the second straight day the rail line was plagued by jammed doors on the […]
