Union Pacific idles fourth hump under move to Precision Scheduled Railroading NEWSWIRE
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today confirmed that it has stopped humping cars at Neff Yard in Kansas City, Mo. Neff is the fourth hump UP has idled amid its… […]
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Railroad Graffiti: Close-Up
…reach back as far as the earliest cave paintings. The first known example of the “modern style” comes from the ancient Greek city of Ephesus: a pictograph promoting a nearby… […]
John Walker Barriger III: He Healed Railroads Using Pictures
…freight train on the Santa Fe Railway framed by the front window of an early diesel locomotive at Matfield Green, Kansas, circa 1940. The diesel, almost certainly an EMD FT… […]
Storm cancellations, maintenance failures continue to plague Amtrak: Analysis (updated)
…“Amtrak struggles to recover …,” Trains News Wire ,Jan. 5, 2022]. Rolling cancellations As previously reported, the Texas Eagle, Southwest Chief, City of New Orleans, Missouri River Runner, Lincoln Service,… […]
An A-OK roster
Arkansas & Oklahoma B23-7 No. 4062 leads a train to interchange cars with Union Pacific in Oklahoma City. John Leopard Although General Electric B23-7s dominate the Arkansas & Oklahoma’s roster,… […]
Prominent Budd-built passengers trains, excluding Zephyrs
…Des Moines, Iowa-Chicago; Kansas City Rocket, Kansas City-Minneapolis; and the Denver Rocket, Kansas City-Denver before cutting service to Oklahoma City, Okla. Success led to later Rockets while deviating from the… […]
Union Pacific predecessors
…the Pacific Northwest; and the former Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific from Kansas City to Cheyenne. Merger milestones marked UP’s subsequent growth. UP tried to acquire the Rock Island in… […]
Inside the merger mind of Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena
…9, 2022. CPKC CEO Keith Creel has cautioned the UP-NS merger could bring a service meltdown. David Lassen Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel warned last month that the… […]
Analysis: Amtrak, stakeholders clarify positions on ‘Southwest Chief,’ PTC
…would cost $8.2 million per year to maintain. The Kansas recap says Garden City Assistant City Manager Steve Cottrell asked Amtrak to enumerate details of the additional $50 million of… […]
Crew injured in Arkansas & Missouri derailment NEWSWIRE
Dale Rush FORT SMITH, Ark. – The conductor and engineer of an Arkansas & Missouri train that derailed Friday morning have come away with only minor injuries from the incident…. […]
Frisco steam to diesel transition
…the rolling profile of the St. Louis-San Francisco, “the Frisco,” between Kansas City and Springfield, Mo. The tonnage information comes from SLSF’s Northern Division employee timetable for Jan. 30, 1949…. […]
The Union Station Kansas City Model Railroad Display in O gauge
Name: Union Station Kansas City Model Railroad Display Gauge: O Dimensions: 20 x 27 feet Track: GarGraves (maximum diameter is 84 inches) Turnouts: Ross Custom Switches Motive power and rolling… […]
