Railroading and the 1967 Chicago snow storm
…own City of Kansas City, a turnaround out of St. Louis; a nameless overnight train to Council Bluffs, Iowa (which usually ran with some freight cars); and the City of… […]
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Erie Railroad passenger trains remembered
Lake Cities Chicago–New York (Jersey City) Lake Cities preparing to depart Dearborn Station, Chicago, early 1950s. Wallace W. Abbey Commuter trains Afternoon commuter trains at Erie’s Jersey City terminal, June… […]
New model trains for the week of February 27, 2020
…diesel locomotive. Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), CSX (dark blue and yellow), Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange), Kansas City Southern (white), Southern Pacific (speed lettering),… […]
Amtrak Crescent day trip to Meridian, Mississippi
…rail operations hosted by several different freight railroads, such as the Southern Railway, Louisville & Nashville, Kansas City Southern, and Illinois Central, among others. Today the terminal remains an important… […]
Whatever happened to the New York Central?
…Eastern; Housatonic; Illinois Central; Indiana Harbor Belt; Indiana Northeastern; Indiana & Ohio; Illinois Railway; Indiana Southern; Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern; Kansas City Southern; Lake State; Lycoming Valley; Massachusetts Bay Transportation… […]
News Wire’s stories of the year, 2018-2024
…2019 ridership in fiscal 2024, although long-distance capacity has yet to be fully restored. 2021: The battle for Kansas City Southern A Kansas City Southern locomotive leads a westbound Canadian… […]
CPKC signs naming-rights deal for Kansas City soccer stadium
…CPKC Plaza area. Kansas City Current KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Canadian Pacific Kansas City has signed a 10-year naming-rights agreement for the stadium currently under construction for the Kansas City… […]
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger car, train set, structure, and detail announcements for July 29, 2021
…Kansas City Southern Lines and Kansas City Southern de Mexico heralds), Norfolk Southern (yellow with Thoroughbred herald), and Union Pacific (yellow with shield herald and “Building America” slogan). Four road… […]
Amtrak St Louis services through time
…as the Ann Rutledge, was extended to Kansas City. It was supplemented by the addition of the Kansas City to Centralia River Cities in 1984. Today, the Chicago to St…. […]
Norfolk Southern questions operational data behind activist investor plan
Norfolk Southern locomotives sit in the railroad’s yard in Bellevue, Ohio, in September 2023. Joe Zadeh Norfolk Southern says that activist investor Ancora Holdings’ detailed plan for the railroad, released… […]
Remembering the Texas & Pacific Railway
…Waskom across Louisiana to the west bank of the Mississippi at Vicksburg (later part of Illinois Central, it is now part of Kansas City Southern’s “Meridian Speedway”). The Memphis, El… […]
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern reach $85 billion merger deal
…voting trust in Canadian National’s ill-fated attempt to acquire Kansas City Southern under the board’s tougher 2001 merger review rules. The combined company will be headquartered in Omaha, Neb., which… […]
