Bridgton & Harrison 2-4-4T No. 8 creeps around a rock outcropping at the head of a special train in 1940. The second-to-last Maine two-foot road to operate, the B&H closed the following year. Robert B. Adams photo […]
Maine two-footer special
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Maine Central 2-8-0 516 is sandwiched between a Jordan spreader and caboose as it approaches the station at St. Johnsbury, Vt., in September 1947. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Metro-North to order 13 battery-electric locomotives for Penn Access service
NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad plans to purchase 13 battery-electric locomotives from Siemens Mobility for service in and out of Penn Station when Metro-North’s New Haven Line starts serving that station through the Penn Access project. The battery-electric versions of the Siemens Charger locomotive will generally draw power from catenary, then switch to battery mode […]
Wilmington & Western Railroad operations indefinitely paused
WILMINGTON, Del. — Volunteers on the Wilmington & Western Railroad say railroad staff have notified them that operations on the long-time heritage railway are paused indefinitely. Volunteers seeking information about the railroad’s March schedule were notified of the decision in an email earlier this month. The railway depends on its all-volunteer crew to staff trains. […]
SEPTA begins using new labels for urban rail service
PHILADELPHIA — The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has begun using new labeling for its urban rail operations, as well as bus lines. The changes are part of a new branding as SEPTA Metro, first announced in 2021 [see “SEPTA plans rebranding …,” Trains News Wire, Sept. 8, 2021]. Some elements have been introduced previously, but […]
Harrisburg NRHS completes interactive signal exhibit
HARRISBURG, Pa. – With a cellphone, tablet or notebook in hand, visitors can activate a Pennsylvania Railroad position-light signal here to replicate any of 19 indications, past or present, used to govern train movements. The Harrisburg Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society on Wednesday (Feb. 19) completed a project, years in the making, that […]
Funds for Pennsylvania rail projects caught in federal spending uncertainty
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s transportation secretary said last week he’s “hesitant to go forward” with projects awarded federal funding — including one to increase capacity for an additional round trip of Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian — in light of the uncertain status of those funds under the Trump Administration. “Funds that were discretionary awards, that haven’t been […]
Bidding process begins for roundhouse at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
STRASBURG, Pa. — A bid process has begun for the building of a six-stall, 16,000-square-foot roundhouse at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania to house six Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives. The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission announced the beginning of the process on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Construction will be funded through Pennsylvania capital project funds, […]
News photos: Latest Metro-North heritage unit honors New Haven (updated)
NORTH WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad has completed the sixth in its series of locomotives honoring Metro-North’s 40th anniversary, this time honoring the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Dual-mode locomotive No. 222, a P32Ac-DM, sports the green-and-yellow design used on New Haven electric and diesel cab units until […]
Amtrak extends current Empire Service schedule through April 27
NEW YORK — Amtrak has extended its current level of Empire Service between New York City and upstate New York through April 27, the company has announced. The current schedule, available at the Rail Passengers Association website, was put in place Dec. 2, 2024, and had been slated to last through March 2. The schedule […]
Reading & Northern sets schedule for 2025 Pottsville excursions
PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad has announced its 2025 schedule for excursions to Pottsville, Pa., with one such trip a month planned, beginning in May. The Pottsville trips, from Reading Outer Station, feature the Pottsville Outdoor Market, featuring fresh produce, specialty food and beverages, and local arts and crafts; the Yuengling […]
NJ Transit set to restore Raritan Valley service
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit will resume regular commuter rail service on its Raritan Valley Line on Thursday, Feb. 20, the agency said today (Feb. 19). NJ Transit operations on the line were disrupted on Tuesday when a Norfolk Southern intermodal train derailed in Union, N.J., on Conrail Shared Assets Operations trackage also used by […]
