Michigan City Quiet Zone approved on South Shore Line
…Bruce Stahl MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — The Federal Railroad Administration has approved the pending South Shore Line Michigan City quiet zone. Horns in the city will cease on Oct. 21…. […]
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We need transcontinental railroad mergers — Analysis
…Pacific-Kansas City Southern will be the last merger of Class I railroads. That’s a colossal mistake. Why? Well, interline service will only take you so far, as CP Chief Marketing… […]
Atlas Norfolk Southern SD60E in N scale
The Atlas Norfolk Southern SD60E is now available in the manufacturer’s N scale Master Line. The six-axle unit is based on prototypes rebuilt by the railroad between 2010 and 2017…. […]
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw’s winning formula: Analysis
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw speaks with Wall Street analysts during the company’s investor day on Dec. 6, 2022. Norfolk Southern You have to give Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw… […]
The Trains Interview: A Q&A with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and COO John Orr
An eastbound Norfolk Southern coal train meets a westbound merchandise train at Cassandra, Pa., in April 2022. Bill Stephens Trains sat down with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and new… […]
CSX to acquire New England regional Pan Am Railways (updated)
Pan Am Southern train EDPL departs Springfield, Mass., on Amtrak’s Springfield Line, en route to Plainville, Conn., in September 2019. Pan Am Southern, a joint venture of Pan Am Railways… […]
Southern Pacific freight trains photo gallery
…April 1983. The railroad was a pioneer in doublestack container service with American Presidential Lines and Sealand bringing a new look to Southern Pacific freight trains. Bob MacDonald photo Southern… […]
New model trains for the week of May 9, 2018
…Burlington & Quincy (Colorado & Southern reporting marks); Great Northern (Great Northern Ry. herald on tender); Maine Central (red and yellow herald); Southern Pacific (Daylight scheme); Union Pacific; and Western… […]
Norfolk Southern loses support of engineers’ union in proxy battle with activist investor (updated)
A Norfolk Southern train pauses for a crew change. Norfolk Southern INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is now backing activist investor Ancora Holdings and its… […]
Kansas DOT holds public meeting on Heartland Flyer extension
…trip on a daytime schedule between Fort Worth or Oklahoma City and Kansas City is not being studied. That would likely involve analyzing a passenger train’s impact on BNSF freight… […]
More than a touch of class
…about an hour and a half shy of Kansas City. Within moments, police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances showed up. Despite the late hour and the smallness of Carrollton, a… […]
10 must-visit railfanning spots with heavy rail traffic
…Union Station A BNSF intermodal train approaches Kansas City Union Station on May 8, 2022. David Lassen An architectural and historical landmark, Kansas City’s Union Station stands tall along the… […]
