A westbound Union Pacific train snakes through the switches at Vale, where UP’s main line goes from three to two tracks, in December 2018. Construction of a third track from Vale to Provo Junction will begin this week. TRAINS: David Lassen Ballast shows the path of the third track to be built from Vale to […]
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s Great Southwest Tour. In this video, Trains editors take you on the road between Caliente, Nevada, and Las Vegas as Big Boy rolls to California. […]
In a down year for North American rail volumes, Union Pacific led the third quarter decline in traffic among the six big systems, with its intermodal volume slumping 12% and its overall carloads off by 9%. Among the big four U.S. systems, BNSF Railway fared the best in the third quarter. Its intermodal volume was […]
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s Great Southwest Tour. In this video, Trains editors take you on the road between Millford, Utah, and Caliente, Nevada as Big Boy rolls to California. […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. The funding opportunity includes $396 million in grant funding. “This $396 million in federal funding will provide a tremendous boost to private, state and local investments to improve […]
CN steam locomotive No. 6167 faces a move from its current display site next to Guelph (Ontario) Central Station. Stephen C. Host A Canadian National steam locomotive on display in Guelph, Ontario, must be moved — for the second time. CNR No. 6167, which was moved in 2010 to its current location next to Guelph […]
A light rail train passes through downtown Houston. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will present a $3.5 billion plan for expansion of its light rail system to voters in November. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County HOUSTON — The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, is making a $3.5 billion bet that […]
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Indiana Rail Road is taking the debate over laws requiring minimum crew sizes for freight trains to federal court in Illinois. According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, Indiana Rail Road, along with railroad industry advocacy groups the Association of American […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A common theme woven through several presentations at a regional rail shippers’ conference this week involved a key question: Are railroads still relevant? The world increasingly expects transportation that’s fast, reliable, and easy. Railroads are slow, unreliable, and complicated. As a result, they’ve lost market share to trucks and often aren’t even […]
The Long Island Rail Road’s Hicksville, N.Y., station, as seen from a New York & Atlantic train. Main Line service between Hicksville and New Hyde Park will be suspended Oct. 5-6 for a bridge replacement project. TRAINS: David Lassen GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Long Island Rail Road will suspend service between its New Hyde […]
The building’s entrance mimics the classic look of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. Charles Freericks LOS ANGELES – One of Southern California’s best-known railfan edifices has been sold to be converted into creative office space. A near-replica of Los Angeles Union Station, the Allied Model Trains building in Culver City has been sold for $8.2 […]
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 […]
