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Magazine: Trains Magazine
Digest: FreightCar America to shift all production to Mexico
Tuesday morning rail news: FreightCar America to move production to new factory in Mexico, secures $40 million loan Rail equipment manufacturer FreightCar America will shift all manufacturing to Mexico as part of moves announced Monday. The company has completed purchase of its partner’s 50% interest and now is sole owner of its new Castanos, Mexico, […]
CP sought to control its own destiny with Detroit tunnel purchase
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific aims to control its own destiny by purchasing the Detroit River Rail Tunnel, a key link in its route connecting Chicago with Toronto, Montreal, and Eastern Canada. The $312 million deal, announced last week and subject to regulatory approval, will for the first time give CP full ownership of the […]
Canadian Pacific executives upbeat despite down quarter
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific’s earnings slumped in the third quarter due to pandemic-related volume declines, but the railway boosted its outlook for the year and expects to set a fourth-quarter operating ratio record as traffic growth accelerates. CP on Tuesday morning reported its operating income decreased 10%, to $779 million, as revenue fell 6%, to […]
Dead line
Various BNSF Railway yard switchers sit in storage at Galesburg, Ill., in October 2010, waiting for their next assignment. Photo by William B. Cecil […]
Original heritage
Norfolk Southern GP59 No. 4610, the railroad’s original heritage unit, sits at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga for Railfest 2011 on Sept. 3. The locomotive has since been repainted. Photo by Bradley Bates […]
Erie revival
Norfolk Southern SD70ACe No. 1068, the Erie-painted heritage unit, leads train No. 301 from Decatur, Ill., to St. Louis, Mo. on Feb. 12, 2014. The train is seen at Stonington, Ill., on the former Wabash main line. Photo by Bruce Bird […]
One of Burlington’s firsts
Credit the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy for building the first modern-day dome car. The “Silver Dome,” built from a coach, debuted in 1945. Photo by Burlington Route […]
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad steam excursion led by ex-Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 18 heads west in Monte Vista, Colo., on Aug. 2, 2008. William Diehl […]
Union Pacific COO Vena to become senior advisor; Gehringer to lead operations
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Jim Vena will move to a role as senior advisor as of Jan. 1, 2021, with Eric Gehringer succeeding Vena as executive vice president-operations. Vena, 62, joined Union Pacific in January 2019, overseeing all aspects of operations including the railroad’s transition to its version of precision scheduled […]
Digest: NRC announces series of webcasts in place of January convention
Tuesday afternoon rail news: NRC to hold ‘First Look’ webcasts in place of annual convention The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association will hold a series of webcasts in January to replace its annual NRC Conference, which had been scheduled for January 2021 in Hollywood, Fla., scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “NRC First […]
Digest: Suspect arrested in fatal LA Metro stabbing
More Tuesday morning rail news: Suspect arrested in stabbing death of LA Metro rail employee Police have arrested a suspect in Friday’s stabbing death of an LA Metro rail employee at a downtown Los Angeles subway station. The Los Angeles Daily News reports Irma Monroy, 25, was booked on suspicion of murder and held in lieu of […]
