B&LE 643 will go to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Ohio. Tim Sposato SUGARCREEK, Ohio — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has acquired B&LE 643, which is the only remaining 2-10-4 Texas type steam locomotive of the 47 built for the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. B&LE 643 is a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway reported higher second quarter profits on Friday despite a traffic slump and disruptive Midwestern flooding. BNSF’s pre-tax profit rose 7%, to $1.8 billion, as revenue rose 0.3%, to $5.9 billion, corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway reported in a regulatory filing. The railroad’s operating ratio improved 2.1 points to 65.4% for […]
CORRY, Pa. — A fund-raising effort to return a narrow-gauge Class A Climax locomotive used in Alaska during the gold rush to the place where it was built is nearing completion. The Corry Railroad and Industrial Leads Society is raising $75,000 to purchase, transport and restore the wood-framed locomotive — one of only two Class […]
Conway Scenic’s Dave Swirk with founder Dwight Smith and longtime employee George Small standing in front of 7470 after it was named for Dwight. Brian Solomon NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — On the Sunday, the 45th anniversary of Conway Scenic Railroad’s first revenue run, the railroad named steam locomotive No. 7470 after founder Dwight Smith. Conway […]
Keokuk Junction Railway’s F units are making their final run Tuesday. Shown working Hollis pass at Mapleton, Ill., on June 5, 2019, are FP9A 1750, F9B 1761 and GP20 2003 at work on Toledo Peoria & Western Railway trackage. Steve Smedley LAHARPE, Ill. — Under the every good thing eventually comes to an end category, […]
Phoenix Valley Metro crosses Tempe Town Lake on the Salt River in January 2009. Mike Schaller PHOENIX, Ariz. – Voters in Phoenix will decide whether they will have a future light rail network or any other passenger rail service at all. Proposition 105 would, if passed in an Aug. 27 election, amend the city charter […]
The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society’s New River Train rolls west through Thurmond, W.Va., in October 2016. In October 2019, the popular excursions will continue under the Autumn Colors Express brand. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — With ticket sales going live this afternoon for a newly restructured round of New River excursions this fall, […]
IRVINE, Alberta — Residents near the community of Irvine were evacuated Friday, and a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed, as the result of a Canadian Pacific derailment. The derailment of about 20 cars near the community of 300, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) east of Medicine Hat, Alta., occurred about 3:20 p.m., the […]
Genesee & Wyoming Australia locomotive CLP9 leads a train south of Demondrille, New South Wales, in September 2007. The locomotive, which had been stored and was a candidate to be scrapped, is one of four GM-style streamliners that has been purchased and will be returned to service by Southern Shorthaul Railroad. Lance Lassen BENDIGO, Australia […]
PLEASANTON, Calif. — A proposed 41-mile light rail system which would connect the San Joaquin Valley to the Bay Area’s BART system is gaining traction, the San Francisco Business Times reports. The system, known as Valley Link, would run from the Dublin-Pleasanton BART station — the easternmost station of a line that runs to Daly […]
MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. reported a quarterly loss and lowered its earnings forecast for the year in a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Thursday. In reaction, the company’s stocks declined by 18% on the Canadian market, Reuters reports. President and CEO Alain Bellemare said the company would spend an additional $250 million to […]
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance, which seeks to establish blockchain standards for interoperability in the global supply chain. Blockchain uses cryptography to create secure movement of shipping messages, documents and other data, and to ensure transactions are secure, authenticated, and verifiable. “We are excited to be on this journey,” […]
