More Tuesday rail news in brief: CEO of Ottawa light rail builder resigns The CEO of Rideau Transit Group, which built Ottawa’s troubled light rail Confederation Line, has resigned, the Ottawa Citizen reports. Peter Lauch had led the three-company partnership that built the transit system since 2018, and became CEO of Rideau Transit Maintenance, responsible […]
Still more Monday rail news: Durango & Silverton hit by washout A washout has cut the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s access to Silverton for eight to 16 weeks, the Durango Herald reports. A log jam on the railroad’s bridge at Elk Creek, about five miles from Silverton, forced the creek to overflow and […]
Monday rail news in brief: Portal Bridge project advances with commitment for federal funding The project to replace New Jersey’s infamous Portal Bridge has received a Federal Transit Administration commitment to fund nearly half the project, state officials said Friday. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote on Twitter that the bridge will “enter into its […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued its final rule for transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, a controversial and highly politicized new rule which will take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register. The rule, developed by the DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in consultation with the Federal […]
Passenger rail news and analysis: ‘Silver Star,’ ‘Meteor’ changes coming July 6 Amtrak will alternate service on its two New York-Miami trains running on different routes through the Carolinas as of July 6, a move it attributes to COVID-19 pandemic ridership drops and a preview of the company’s still mostly undefined plans to cut virtually […]
Sunday rail news in brief: VIA Rail Canada to require masks starting Tuesday Two months after Transport Canada asked passenger rail operators to require riders to wear face masks, VIA Rail Canada has decided to do so. As of Tuesday, June 23, passengers will be required to wear a mask at all times during their […]
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SODA SPRINGS, Idaho — Union Pacific crews are working to clean up a June 17 derailment that put as many as 31 cars on the ground, East Idaho News reports. The media outlet reports that the cars derailed about 9:30 p.m. June 17 near Soda Springs, Idaho, about 150 north of Salt Lake City. No […]
IRVINE, Ky. – Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. has acquired SD40-2 No. 6162 from Norfolk Southern via donation. In its 42-year career, No. 6162 saw service in the Appalachian coalfields and hauled countless tons of freight through Central Kentucky. Chris Campbell, president of the nonprofit, says the addition to Kentucky Steam is a major milestone in […]
ORBISONIA, Pa. – For the first time since 2011, the narrow-gauge East Broad Top Railroad in central Pennsylvania will offer public passenger-train rides Aug. 13-15. The reopening of the National Historic Landmark coincides with the 260th anniversary of the founding of the town of Orbisonia and its twin borough, Rockhill Furnace, home to the company’s […]
More Thursday rail news in brief: CSX cuts 86 from managerial ranks CSX cut 86 jobs — mostly at its Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters — last week as part of management realignment, the Jacksonville Daily Record reports. The railroad told the newspaper in a statement: “The changes followed a careful review of our management organization that […]
Thursday morning rail news in brief: Group tells STB of opposition to Uinta Basion rail project An environmental group has filed its objection to Utah’s proposed Uinta Basin Railway with the Surface Transportation Board. The letter from Chicago attorney Thomas McFarland, representing the Argyle Wilderness Preservation Alliance, asks that the STB provide at least 45 […]
