WILMERDING, Pa. — Locomotive maker Wabtec is amping up promotion of its coming main line battery-powered locomotive. On Sunday, the Wilmerding-based rail supplier posted a new video to YouTube highlighting the proposed workings and benefits of a battery-powered locomotive for main line running. The approximately 3-minute video shows artists renderings of the locomotive along with […]
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Big Boy test run today; flash visit opportunity this afternoon in Cheyenne NEWSWIRE
UP 4014 will be in steam today in Cheyenne. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Big Boy is alive again. Union Pacific No. 4014 was expected to make a short test run today and the Cheyenne Depot Museum announced a flash visit this afternoon. The museum posted the following on its Facebook page this morning: […]
Dallas agency breaks ground for Silver Line rail project
DALLAS — More than 30 years after the project was first proposed, Dallas Area Rapid Transit has broken ground on the Silver Line commuter rail line. Multiple groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday along the route of the 26-mile line, NBC-5 of Dallas-Fort Worth reports. The route will use a former Cotton Belt right-of-way to connect […]
MTA announces first 48 stations to receive accessibility upgrades under capital plan NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the first 48 subway stations to be upgraded to full accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act under its proposed capital plan for 2020-24. Increased ADA compliance is one of the primary goals of the capital plan outlined earlier this week [see “MTA outlines 2020-24 capital plan,” […]
NS to test compressed natural gas tender and BNSF units in coal service NEWSWIRE
CNGMotive’s new, purpose-built compressed natural gas tender resembles an intermodal well car. Chris Guss NEW CASTLE, Pa. – At a press event at Kasgro Rail’s New Castle, Pa., facility yesterday, CNGMotive unveiled the industry’s first compressed natural gas tender. Tender GCNX No. 5001 was built new at Kasgro for CNGMotive and features 28 separate CNG […]
Texas traffic for Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, stalls in face of flooding along Gulf Coast NEWSWIRE
Kansas City Southern lines affected by flooding Kansas City Southern BEAUMONT, Texas — Heavy rains and flash floods interrupted Gulf Coast operations of Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern along the Texas coast line. With more than 10 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Imelda stalled Wednesday over the Beaumont area, Union Pacific officials predicted […]
Ticketing reopens for Trains’ Grand Canyon photo safari NEWSWIRE
Grand Canyon Railway No. 29 will star in the Oct. 26-27 photo charter. GCRY: Eric Hadder WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Because of a group cancellation, tickets are available again for a Trains Magazine-sponsored event Oct. 26-27, 2019, at Grand Canyon Railway featuring 2-8-0 No. 29 in its final appearance before it goes into storage, the magazine […]
Virgin Trains clears first hurdle in bond funding for Las Vegas service NEWSWIRE
SACRAMENTO — Virgin Trains USA has received preliminary approval from a California state agency for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance its Xpress West high speed rail project between Southern California and Las Vegas, Nev. On Wednesday, the state Debt Limit Allocation Committee recommended that the company receive the first $300 million of its […]
Why the Trump train won’t run NEWSWIRE
MASON, Ohio — The cancellation of a local GOP group’s fundraiser train ride in Ohio has prompted differing explanations from the host group and the railroad which would have operated the special trains. The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the Republican Women of Warren County’s “Trump Train” fundraiser train rides, which had been set […]
News Wire Round-up for the week of Sept. 20, 2019 NEWSWIRE
Trains editors discuss rail topics posted to our News Wire section from the week prior. This week, Jim and Steve talk about Richard Anderson’s rare appearance, Wabtec closing a locomotive shop, intermodal operations, and rail-side real estate. Watch the video for more! […]
Amtrak discussions at the head-end of private passenger car owners meeting this week in New Mexico NEWSWIRE
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller greets AAPRCO members before touring the private cars at the Albuquerque Transportation Center. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Amtrak was at the head end of topics discussed this week in Albuquerque for the American Association of Private Rail Car Owners’ 42nd annual convention. The convention opened on Tuesday with members of the Southwest […]
BLET adds small railroad division NEWSWIRE
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has transferred many of its short line and regional railroad members into a new National Division and raised the profile of small railroad members in the largest U.S. railroad union. The move follows the BLET’s decision at its 2018 Fourth National Convention to expand organizing activities on short […]
