A northbound Amtrak Hiawatha passes the closed tower at Rondout, Ill, on June 2, 2019. TRAINS: David Lassen MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin officials announced plans to add three Amtrak Hiawatha round trips to the Chicago-Milwaukee route over the next five years, and should be able to add two of those trains with or without cooperation from […]
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this third compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Iowa on its way to Mason City, Iowa. […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 13. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,908 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.6% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending July 13 were 260,762 […]
James Foote, CSX Corp. CEO CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation reduced its full-year revenue outlook on Tuesday after revenue and traffic volumes came in lower than expected for the second quarter. The railroad, which had been projecting low single-digit revenue growth, now expects revenue to decline by 1% to 2% this year. CSX […]
DENVER — The Regional Transportation District’s light-rail system has experienced a dramatic drop in ridership during the first five months of 2019, and RTD officials have no immediate explanation. Ridership was down 13.7% from January through May, compared with the same period a year earlier. RTD spokeswoman Paulette Tonilas told the Denver Post that the drop […]
CHICAGO – Metra officials say Wednesday the commuter rail agency is taking safety precautions due to extreme heat expected over the next few days, and is being proactive to prevent last summer’s “hot car” problems. The agency started the day with an announcement via Twitter that trains will operate at reduced speeds due to the […]
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Northern Plains Rail Services is breaking ground on a new railcar repair facility along BNSF Railway’s main line at Grand Forks in northern North Dakota. The 283-acre site will serve rail shippers of agricultural and manufacturing products. Railcar storage and switching services will also be available at the site with available […]
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Pioneered by airlines and hotels, customer reward programs are now being tested by a handful of transit agencies looking to encourage increased ridership and influence rider behavior. Caltrain and the San Mateo County Transit District are partnering with Miles, an app-based service that bills itself as a universal miles-earnings program. Users […]
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this second compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Iowa with a stop in Boone, Iowa. […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Amtrak’s Carolinian will be reduced to weekend-only service along its full New York-Charlotte, N.C. route beginning July 22, and schedules for the Palmetto and Silver Star will also be altered, because of CSX Transportation track work, according to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The schedule changes will […]
NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak is restoring service on all routes in and out of New Orleans following Hurricane Barry. Service will resume today for the eastbound Crescent; the Monday departures of its westbound counterpart from New York will be the first inbound train to serve New Orleans. Similarly, northbound service resumes today for the City […]
THUNDER BAY, Ontario — Bombardier will lay off 550 workers from its Thunder Bay plant — half of the workforce — effective Nov.4, the company announced last week. A Bombardier spokesman said the layoffs reflect the “cyclical nature” of the railcar business and the completion of major contracts for Go Transit and the Toronto Transit […]
