In this video, several Rock Island trains are captured operating on the Mid-Continent Route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City. Video by Michael Armstrong (YouTube: RImodeler79). […]
Rock Island trains on the HO scale Mid-Continent Route
Tag: Passenger/Transit
Fort Worth’s TEXRail set to debut NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — TEXRail, the newest element in the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s growing network of commuter and light rail, will make its debut on New Year’s Day, with regular service set to begin Jan. 5. The New Year’s Day kickoff will feature officials from the cities along the route taking a celebratory ride, ending […]
Court throws out latest suit by county opposing Brightline expansion NEWSWIRE
A northbound Brightline train rolls into Fort Lauderdale on May 12, 2018. The passenger service, being rebranded as Virgin Trains USA, has won a key court ruling over its sale of bonds. Bob Johnston MIAMI — A judge has thrown out the latest in a series of lawsuits against Brightline/Virgin Trains USA by a Florida county […]
Music City Star cuts one Friday evening train to exempt itself from PTC rules NEWSWIRE
NASHVILLE — Music City Star riders may miss a Friday evening ride after today — all because of positive train control. The Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors recently announced a new Music City Star schedule recently that eliminates a Friday evening round trip between Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn. The schedule also modifies arrival and […]
Top stories of 2018: NOT QUITE TOP STORIES NEWSWIRE
President Donald Trump The White House When Trains editors look at the Top 10 stories of the year, it’s always a close call on which stories make it and which do not. Here are the stories that came close, but didn’t quite make the Top Ten cut for 2018. California High Speed Rail: Seemingly on […]
Trains top stories for 2018: No. 1, Richard Anderson
WASHINGTON — A signature event early in Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson’s tenure speaks volumes about the tone he has set in leading the organization the Amtrak Board of Directors hired him to run. Private railcar owner Bennett Levin had arranged a special farewell at his own expense to mark the retirement of Billie […]
Amtrak workers learn terms of severance, relocation deals NEWSWIRE
Amtrak’s call center in Riverside, Calif., is scheduled to close Jan. 18. David Croteau RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Workers at Amtrak’s soon-to-close Riverside reservation call center are being offered a $15,000 relocation allowance or a one-time severance payment of $10,000, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. Workers learned the terms of the agreement at a Wednesday meeting, after […]
Dashcam captures near-miss at malfunctioning crossing gates NEWSWIRE
Video via Facebook CHICAGO — Dramatic dashcam video captured a near-miss in November between a Metra commuter train and as many as three vehicles at a suburban Chicago crossing where the warning lights and gates had malfunctioned. The video, taken from a police squad car, shows the vehicle just about to enter the crossing […]
GO Transit adds to Kitchener service NEWSWIRE
TORONTO — GO Transit is expanding service between Kitchener, Ontario, and Toronto, adding an additional round trip as of Jan. 7. The additional trains — a morning train departing Kitchener at Kitchener at 5:40 p.m. and a return trip departing Toronto at 3:35 p.m. — increase daily service to five round trips. The Ontario government […]
New Mexico Rail Runner to offer free rides for seniors NEWSWIRE
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Rail Runner commuter train will begin offering free rides for seniors (ages 62 and up) on Wednesdays as of Jan. 2, 2019. The program is good for all Wednesdays in 2019. Riders need only show a valid photo ID with a birth date to qualify. Visit the Rail Runner […]
Amtrak, union reach agreement on relocation, severance for call center workers NEWSWIRE
A weathered sign marks the location of Amtrak’s reservation call center in Riverside, Calif., slated to close in January. David Croteau RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Amtrak has reached an agreement with the union representing workers at its soon-to-close Riverside call center over severance or relocation packages, the company said in a Friday email to the Riverside […]
Dallas Area Rapid Transit awards contracts to build Cotton Belt commuter line
DALLAS — Dallas Area Rapid Transit has awarded $872 million in contracts to design and build its 26-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line, the Dallas Morning News reports. The contract was awarded to a joint venture of Archer Western Construction, based in Irving, Texas., and Herzog Contracting, based in Fort Worth. Construction is scheduled to […]
