A Coaster commuter train climbs Miramar Hill near San Diego in January 2016. Coaster and Amtrak service to San Diego will be disrupted this week by work to address bluff erosion in Del Mar, Calif. TRAINS: David Lassen DEL MAR, Calif. — Work to stabilize eroding coastal bluffs in Del Mar will disrupt Amtrak Surfliner […]
GLEN BURNIE, Md. — A $4.7 million renovation of the Amtrak and MARC commuter rail station at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is now complete. The 14-month project began in August 2018, and provides expanded seating, with charging stations for phones and other personal electronics, new ticketing facilities, improved restrooms, and refreshment and snack options. […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 7, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 517,130 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.4% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Dec. 7 were […]
Tank car design changes Illustration: Rick Johnson WASHINGTON — A third of U.S. tank cars met upgraded flammable liquids safety requirements in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The more than 34% of Class 3 flammable liquid tank cars at DOT-117 and DOT-117R standards were up from 20% in 2018, according to a […]
REGINA, Saskatchewan — Canadian Pacific workers are cleaning up after a train hauling crude oil derailed and caught fire on Monday. In a Tuesday statement, a railroad representative confirmed that 34 cars of a train derailed early on Jan. 9. Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators are expected to look into to the incident, according […]
WASHINGTON – The final version of a defense funding bill in Congress would ban federal funding for transit equipment from Chinese companies — but would also delay that ban for two years in most cases. Roll Call reports that the conference version of the National Defense Authorization Act would prohibit the use of federal dollars […]
Don Orseno receives a gift marking his retirement as Metra CEO during a Chicago Rail Superintendents Association event in November 2017. Behind him is current Metra CEO James Derwinski. Orseno was named to Metra’s board of directors on Wednesday. TRAINS: David Lassen This Metra locomotive was repainted in Rock Island colors and named for Don […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern says it will require tank cars moving on its Mexican subsidiary to meet safety standards of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transport Canada. Specifically targeted are Kansas City Southern de Mexico moves of high hazard flammable materials and substances that are toxic when inhaled, KCS officials say. […]
NEW YORK — How do you make existing subway cars compatible with new signaling at a faster rate for less? Over 300 rail industry attendees, engineering innovators, and academic experts representing 100 firms from four continents attended the Subway Signaling Innovation Summit, held Tuesday at New York University to find out. The event was a […]
OMAHA — Union Pacific will reorganize its marketing and sales structure, consolidating four business groups into three. Eliminated will be the energy group, which currently handles coal, liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum, petroleum coke, and sand. Coal and petroleum coke will move into the Bulk group — formerly agricultural products — while the other commodities will […]
WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads is calling on Congress to quickly pass a new North American trade agreement. On Tuesday, it was announced that House Democrats had reached an agreement with President Donald Trump to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the president’s replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. AAR President and […]
Siegfried and Peter Buerling, a father and son team, have been involved with Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad since the start. Courtesy of Peter Buerling PENINSULA, Ohio — Family traditions always mean something special, particularly in railroad preservation. It’s really something special when a son can continue the legacy of his father. Consequently, when what […]
