Friday morning rail news: NJ Transit set to resume regular service following storm NJ Transit is slated to return to regular service today following a severe winter storm that brought rail service to a halt Wednesday night and limited operations on Thursday. NJ.com reports commuter rail service was partially restored at midday Thursday, with four […]
By: Dan Cupper ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. — Thursday, Dec. 17, saw a one-day-only mini-revival of the East Broad Top Railroad’s “Winter Spectacular,” a popular feature held each February from 1966 through 1981. The historic narrow gauge railroad usually steamed up three or four of the railroad’s six Baldwin 2-8-2 steam engines for those events. A […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific has announced a program it says will develop North America’s first line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive, retrofitting a current locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and batteries to drive the traction motors. “This is a globally significant project that positions CP at the leading edge of decarbonizing the freight transportation sector,” Keith Creel, […]
Still more Friday morning rail news: Wabtec, Keolis announce partnership Wabtec Corp. and Keolis Group have announced an international agreement to partner on commercial activities and product development, which will combine Wabtec’s products and Keolis’ transportation experience to address transit needs such as HVAC system, brakes, rolling stock monitoring, pantographs, and passenger information systems. “This […]
By: Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — It’s a cliché when a person passes away to say “they had a life well lived.” But the life of Frank W. Christopherson meets that definition. Christopherson, who died in Duluth on Dec. 15 at 93, was one of the last surviving engineers who ran steam locomotives on the […]
Canadian National is in the process of selling Ontario’s Algoma Central Railway, according to a published report. The Manitoulin Expositor reports the railroad has confirmed the company has initiated the sale process. “Interested parties have been contacted and the process is ongoing,” a company representative told the newspaper. “Since it’s a commercial process, we will […]
TACOMA, Wash. — Progress Rail will close its Tacoma locomotive rebuilding facility early in 2021. In a statement issued this morning, the company said it will move the work currently being performed at Tacoma to other rebuild facilities, including Mayfield, Ky., and Patterson, Ga. “This consolidation will help eliminate excess capacity and gain necessary efficiencies,” […]
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, which are under investor pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, are exploring the use of alternatives to the diesel-electric locomotive. The Canadian Class I railroads have been working with the Railway Association of Canada and Transport Canada on a range of ways to reduce emissions, including electrification and using […]
Thursday morning rail news: RCMP begins investigation of fatal Canadian Pacific derailment The major crimes unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has opened a criminal investigation into the fatal derailment of a runaway Canadian Pacific train near Field, British Columbia, in February 2019. The CBC reports the investigation is being opened after consultation between […]
CHICAGO — Food service on Amtrak’s long-distance trains has become such an exercise in repetition that something as modest as the cold meal service on the Portland, Ore., section of the Empire Builder is both a notable and welcome respite. That’s one aspect of the current state of onboard dining, which suggests both immediate and […]
More Thursday morning rail news: CSX train hits boulder, derails in Kentucky A CSX Transportation train has derailed in Harlan County, Ky., after striking a boulder that fell from a cliff face across an adjacent highway, WKYT-TV reports. The rockfall and derailment has closed State Route 2007 between Wallins and Coldiron, Ky. The derailment occurred […]
Thursday morning rail preservation news: Ontario Northland caboose goes to Timmons, Ont., museum A vintage Ontario Northland Railway caboose is now on display at the Timmins, Ontario, Museum, which is on the site of a former Ontario Northland station. CTV News reports the caboose was made available by longtime owner Paul Woodward of Timmins, who […]
