WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will permit informal discussions with stakeholders on the Board’s proposed rule in Final Offer Rate Review, Docket No. EP 755 and comments received in that docket regarding arbitration and other rate review options for smaller cases. The Board is waiving the general prohibition on ex […]
Long Island Rail Road trains await action at New York’s Hudson Yards. More than 40% of New Yorkers surveyed indicated they will avoid transit after the coronavirus pandemic. TRAINS: David Lassen More Friday morning rail news in brief: — More than 40% of New York City residents surveyed say they plan to avoid mass transit […]
Starting from the top of the mountain, the track for the Pikes Peak Cog Railway is being rebuilt. Dave Schaaf Crews from construction contractor Stacy & Witbeck are rebuilding the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, shut down since 2018. Dave Schaaf PIKES PEAK, Colo. — The Broadmoor Pike’s Peak Cog Railway has begun rebuilding the famous […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak will close seating in its café cars, making food service carryout only, and has extended its waivers on change and cancellation fees until Aug. 31, as part of its ongoing program to address COVID-19 concerns as it begins to ramp up for increased operations and ridership. The passenger carrier is has also […]
Thursday afternoon rail news in brief: — Fiona Murray of Canadian National has been named as board chairperson for the Railway Association of Canada, becoming the first female to hold that position in the organization’s 103-year history. Murray, vice-president of public and government affairs at CN, joined the railroad in 1992. “As a career railroader, […]
More Thursday rail news in brief: — Canadian Pacific will expand use of Automated Train Brake Effectiveness testing in the wake of call from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for better brake tests, a call stemming from the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP train near Field, B.C. The Calgary Herald reports that the […]
An LA Metro light rail train approaches Los Angeles Union Station. Metro has outlined its plans for restoring service after the coronavirus pandemic. TRAINS: David Lassen Thursday afternoon transit and commuter rail news: — LA Metro has released its four-phase plan to restore rail and bus service following the current COVID-19-related service reductions. As outlined […]
Thursday morning rail news: — Maryland’s troubled Purple Line light rail project faces another hurdle after opponents filed to appeal a federal court decision to throw out a lawsuit, the third attempting to block the project. The Washington Post reports that current and former residents of Chevy Chase, Md., and the nonprofit Friends of the […]
Passengers take in the view from the Pikes Peak Cog Railway during a Trains Tour of Colorado in 2015. The cog railway is being completely rebuilt and is slated to reopen in 2021. TRAINS: David Lassen Still more Thursday rail news in brief: — The first rails have been laid in reconstruction of the Pikes […]
This pre-production artwork shows the two-tone gray paint scheme that will be applied to Kato’s N scale Electro-Motive Division E7A diesel locomotives. The model will be offered in two road numbers. Kato posted this 3-D rendering of 5-bedroom lounge observation car Hickory Creek on its website. The N scale model will have an illuminated tail […]
With its small drivers, open space under the boiler, and European look, a “Russian” Decapod 2-10-0 is very recognizable to most steam aficionados. We first reviewed Bachmann’s Spectrum series model of this distinctive prototype back in the April 2002 issue. Featuring the same high level of detail, this latest release of the Russian Decapod features […]
WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD50 diesel Electro-Motive Division’s SD50 diesel locomotive was the successor to its wildly popular SD40-2. Now a model of this big 3,500-hp brute equipped with an optional Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) dual-mode decoder is available from Walthers Mainline for your HO scale layout. The prototype. General Motors sold the first SD50s […]
