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Search Results for: Kansas City southern

South Shore Line to resume train service through Double Track construction area

By | March 27, 2024

…Gary and Michigan City, is projected to cut travel times between Michigan City and downtown Chicago from 1 hour, 40 minutes to 1 hour, 7 minutes; South Shore plans to… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged Midwest, News & Reviews, News Wire, Passenger/Transit, Rail Industry, Railroad Operations, Railroader, Track & Roadbed4 Comments

Amtrak to add Texas Eagle stop in De Soto, Mo.

By | August 23, 2023

…from the city’s library at 712 S. Main Street. That been previously estimated to cost $1.7 million, although City Manager Todd Melkus told the meeting a better estimate would be… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged Amtrak, Midwest, News & Reviews, News Wire, Passenger/Transit, Railroad Operations15 Comments

City Classics HO scale company house is a common design

By | March 25, 2004

City Classics HO scale company house HO company house is a common design Here’s a company house that’ll fit perfectly on the gritty blue-collar side of the tracks on most… […]

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Posted in Staff ReviewsTagged HO Scale, HOn3, Model Rectifier Corp., News & Reviews, Reviews, Staff Reviews, Structures

Digest: Rail Runner to add service; Pittsburgh, SEPTA will ease restrictions

By | May 18, 2021

…with a 25% capacity limit. A mask requirement remains in effect. Pittsburgh transit to ease, then lift capacity restrictions Pittsburgh’s Port Authority transit system will raise light rail and bus… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged News & Reviews, News Wire, Northeast, Passenger/Transit, Southwest

Conrail head outlines plans for capacity projects in North Jersey Service Area NEWSWIRE

By Ralph Spielman | April 19, 2019

This schematic of Conrail’s North Jersey Service Area shows planned and current improvements. Courtesy of Conrail Greenville Yard in Bayonne and Jersey City, N.J., will see projects addressing capacity needs… […]

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Posted in Maintenance of WayTagged News & Reviews, News Wire, Railroad Operations, Short Lines/Regionals1 Comment

Are Wyoming cities prepared for the Big Boy 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive visit? NEWSWIRE

By Steve Glischinski | March 22, 2019

…the 844-4014 duo on May 12, the city is planning an event at its roundhouse museum according to Mieke Madrid, Community Development Coordinator for the city of Evanston. The city… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged Mountain West, News & Reviews, News Wire, Steam Locomotive, Union Pacific, Union Pacific Big Boy14 Comments

Grand Trunk Western steam: America’s last real show

By | January 19, 2025

…last run (on trains 21/56), I chased its final excursion, to Bay City. Note the extended coal boards on its tender as it crosses the Saginaw River leaving that city… […]

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Posted in LocomotivesTagged 1946 - 1970, Fallen Flags, High speed rail, History, Locomotives, Midwest, Railroader, Railroads, Steam Locomotive2 Comments

Bus riders asked to weigh in on Iowa City commuter rail proposal NEWSWIRE

By | November 8, 2019

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Bus riders in the Iowa City area are being asked for their opinion on a possible commuter rail line, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Riders traveling to… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged News & Reviews, News Wire, Passenger/Transit11 Comments

Head-end power

By Bob Johnston | May 30, 2023

Head-end power uses equipment in the locomotive to supply electricity for the passenger train cars. Amtrak No. 189, a General Electric P42 locomotive, leads the westbound Empire Builder through Wauwatosa,… […]

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Posted in ABCs Of RailroadingTagged ABCs of Railroading, Amtrak, Encyclopedia, Passenger/Transit, Railroad Operations, Railroads, Train Basics

Preservation in 2024: Locomotive projects — steam and diesel — predominate

By | December 19, 2024

…Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, owner-operator of Nickel Plate 2-8-4 No. 765, with the City of Elkhart and its National New York Central Railroad Museum announced plans for an operational… […]

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Posted in PreservationTagged History, Mexico, News & Reviews, News Wire, Preservation1 Comment

Former Charlotte transit employee sues, saying he was fired for reporting light-rail derailment

By | May 12, 2023

A former Charlotte Area Transit System employee is suing the city of Charlotte, saying he was fired for reporting a light-rail derailment that city officials were not told of for… […]

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Posted in News WireTagged News & Reviews, News Wire, Passenger/Transit, Southeast2 Comments

The best train-watching locations

By | October 19, 2015

…and Canadian Pacific’s lower river crossing. Both roads operate bidirectionally through both the Fraser and Thompson River canyons. Matt Van Hattem photo New York City The New York City Subway’s… […]

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Posted in Photo GalleriesTagged Gallery, LGB, Photo Galleries, Photos, Railfanning, Railroader
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