TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Court of Appeals has found for BNSF Railway in a case regarding state law on blocked grade crossings, saying in a decision released Friday that federal jurisdiction preempts state law. Officials in Chase County, Kan., had cited the railroad for blocking grade crossings for more than the 10 minutes allowed […]
Illinois Central 4-8-2s pass at speed on the double track near Gilman in September 1954. Engine 2539 is southbound, 2418 northbound; both are on freight. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
ARDMORE, Okla. — A track washout in southern Oklahoma delayed passengers traveling to Oklahoma City from Dallas-Fort Worth on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer. Heavy rains late Sunday afternoon damaged the tracks between Gene Autry and Davis. At 5:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Carter County. KFOR News 4 reported that the […]
A Railway Post Office clerk looks out from a doorway during a stop at Waterloo, Iowa, in April 1967. The train is Illinois Central’s Sioux City–Chicago Hawkeye. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
This view from 1950 looks eastward from the hump of Union Pacific’s newly expanded yard at North Platte, Nebr. Wallace W. Abbey photo […]
A Texas Pacifico crew works at Ballinger, Texas, in 2012. The state of Texas has made major investments in the line operated by Texas Pacifico. Wes Carr AUSTIN, Texas — What could be the loneliest railroad in the United States is getting a facelift. Crews are at work upgrading the South Orient rail line, which […]
A BNSF train rolls through Saginaw, Texas. Hayley Enoch SAGINAW, Texas — The Dallas-Fort Worth area’s premier annual train-watching event will return in 2018. The North Texas Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society will host the 13th annual “24 Hours @ Saginaw” between 7 p.m. on Friday, May 25, and 7 p.m. on Saturday, […]
Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick J. “Pat” Ottensmeyer TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — Kansas City Southern has enough motive power and train crews to handle anticipated traffic growth this year, but its key route to Mexico has experienced slowdowns over the past five months amid congestion on Union Pacific in the Houston area. “While we […]
MONOWI, Neb. – The town of Monowi recently gained fame for a singular reason. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Monowi is the only incorporated town, village, or city in America with a population of one, and several news outlets have been running stories on the town, centering on Elsie Eiler who serves as the […]
Hearne, Texas Google Maps OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will build a new hump yard in Texas to handle growth in carload traffic that threatens to eventually swamp existing yards in the Lone Star State. The $550 millon Brazos Yard, to be built in Hearne, Texas, is scheduled to open in 2020, Chief Operating Officer […]
Sunray, Texas Google Maps SUNRAY, Texas — A new bulk transload facility is open for business in Texas’ panhandle near Sunray. TNW Corp., whose companies include the Texas Northwestern Railway and other transportation and logistics operations, recently opened the transload site about 50 miles north of Amarillo. The facility specializes in the transport of bulk […]
One of the St. Louis-San Francisco’s beautiful 1500-series 4-8-2s swings through a reverse curve about 20 miles east of Oklahoma City with the Meteor from St. Louis in October 1946. Preston George photo […]
