Association of American Railroads Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 9. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 508,958 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.7 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week […]
EDMONTON, Alberta – The Government of Canada is providing more than C$1 billion for two Edmonton light rail expansion projects through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. Additionally, the Government of Alberta is contributing about C$1.17 billion through the Climate Leadership Plan, and the City of Edmonton is providing about C$706 million. The Valley Line […]
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) is requesting detailed answers from Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson about February’s signal failure at Chicago Union Station. More than 100,000 Amtrak and Metra passengers had trips disrupted by the Feb. 28 signal problems at Chicago Union Station. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — The chairman of the House subcommittee on railroads is […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern has launched faster and, in most cases, more frequent intermodal service from Mexico to destinations on Norfolk Southern and Canadian National. The service changes, effective today, are part of the railroad’s shift to Precision Scheduled Railroading. “The goal is to consolidate traffic, create more density and, in some […]
A Metra Rock Island train arrives at the Midlothian station in December 2018. The Rock Island line will have additional service on Saturday and Sunday for St. Patrick’s Day events, while a number of other Metra routes will see additional trains Saturday for Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra will […]
OGDEN, Utah — Ogden’s capital improvement plan for 2020-24 includes $1 million for Ogden Union Station, a project characterized as urgent by both the city council and administration. The renovation would include remodeled restrooms, furnace replacement, repairs to masonry and windows, lighting improvements, and asbestos remediation in an adjacent building, among other fixes, the Ogden […]
UP Big Boy No. 4014 at the Cheyenne, Wyo., round house on May 8, 2014. Five years to the day later, it will arrive in Ogden, Utah, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn. Union Pacific locomotive No. 844 will begin this spring’s steam festivities, leaving Cheyenne, […]
Charles V. Mutschler Contributed photo CHENEY, Wash. — Author and railroad historian Charles V. Mutschler, 63, has died. Mutschler, an archivist at Eastern Washington University who had been named interim dean of the university’s library system in 2018, was killed in an auto accident Sunday in Four Lakes, Wash., near Spokane. He had worked at […]
A close-up image of the terra cotta sculpture that was once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s train shed at Broad Street Station in Philadelphia. This photo was taken with permission from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. David T. Rohdenburg An exterior view of what’s left of the former Pennsylvania Railroad station. The terra cotta […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One of the things CSX Transportation aimed to accomplish at its investor day a year ago was to showcase its next generation of leadership and calm investor concerns after the death of CEO E. Hunter Harrison. Wall Street analysts reacted positively to the seven vice presidents and senior vice presidents who talked […]
No. 486 rolls through the Animas Canyon near Rockwood in May 2008. Riders will soon be able to experience the canyon without taking an all-day trip. Adam Paul DURANGO, Colo. – In an effort to attract passengers who don’t have time for a day-long excursion, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad plans to offer […]
Stephen Gardner of Amtrak explains details of the storm-damaged North River Tunnel beneath the Hudson River during a Jan. 28, 2019, inspection trip for elected officials. Two congressmen are introducing legislation requiring the federal government to have a contingency plan in case of a tunnel failure. Pool photo/Ed Murray, New Jersey Advance Media for NJ.com […]
