Black Mesa & Lake Powell electrics move coal in 2017. Robert Kaplan PAGE, Ariz. — Efforts to save the Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad, the electrified captive railroad that runs 78 miles between mine and power plant in northeastern Arizona, have ended unsuccessfully. Earlier this month, the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. said it would […]
Decatur & Eastern Illinois’s Paris to Decatur, Ill., road job creeps north at 10 mph passing an old elevator at a spot known as Harris Spur. At Chrisman, Ill., the crew on this train will swap trains with the Decatur-Paris job. Kim Heusel DECATUR, Ill. — Barely six months since taking over 126 miles of […]
ARCADE, N.Y. — Visitors to one of New York State’s few tourist railroads have one more shot at a rare mileage trip. On Saturday March 23, the Arcade & Attica ran its first trip to North Java, N.Y., with an excursion train in 30 years. This trip was part of the New York State Maple […]
Walla Walla, Washington Google Maps WALLA WALLA, Wash. — A small operator of short lines plans to extend the reach of one of them in southeastern Washington. CWW LLC has filed with the Surface Transportation Board to operate on 55.56 miles of UP track in two segments, one running south from Walla Walla to Weston, […]
CSX line sales in Florida CSX Transportation’s line sales are highlighted in yellow on the map. TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation’s deal to sell its Florida Panhandle route to short line operator RailUSA is back on. The newly created Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad is scheduled to make its debut over […]
Having gotten a full bunker of coal, Tennessee Railroad 2-8-2 No. 40 takes water from the big tank at Oneida, Tenn., in September 1954. The Mike was one of four ex-Monon engines on the coal-hauling road’s roster in this era. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Four-wheel saddle-tanker No. 3, a 1910 product of Alco’s Cooke works, is enveloped in clouds of smoke and steam at the Colorado Fuel & Iron facility in Birdsboro, Pa., east of Reading, in September 1957. Aaron G. Fryer photo […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive MRVP video, subscribers are treated to a unique 3-D rendering inspired by recent episodes of MRVP’s Taking Care of Business and Drew’s Trackside Adventures. After reading about the railroad in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide 2019, you’ll enjoy Ben Lake’s virtual […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive MRVP video, subscribers are treated to a unique 3-D rendering inspired by recent episodes of MRVP’s Taking Care of Business and Drew’s Trackside Adventures. After reading about the railroad in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide 2019, you’ll enjoy Ben Lake’s virtual […]
DARIEN, Conn. — Short line operator Genesee & Wyoming is seeking an investment partner or considering the outright sale of the company, according to a published report. G&W, which operates 120 railroads in North America, Europe, and Australia, is in early talks with potential suitors, including Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Neither […]
A Providence & Worcester local freight works a customer at Rocky Hill, Conn., on the Wethersfield Secondary in January 2019. Scott A. Hartley HARTFORD, Conn. – Genesee & Wyoming’s Providence & Worcester Railroad plans to reopen 8 miles of state-owned rail line in Hartford, Wethersfield, and Rocky Hill in April. The north end of P&W’s […]
LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The displaced Indiana Transportation Museum may soon have a new home. According to a notice published in the Federal Register, the Logansport & Eel River Railroad is seeking a waivers for a requirement to put a section of out-of-service track back into service. The Federal Railroad Administration filing says the railroad, which […]
