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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Florida’s Brightline announced Tuesday that it intends to compete in the heavily traveled Las Vegas-Los Angeles Basin market by acquiring XpressWest. That company won the right from the Nevada High Speed Rail Authority in 2015 to build a 220-mile route adjacent to Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to Victorville, Calif. A […]
LILESVILLE, N.C. — Sharp-eyed railroaders and railroad enthusiasts watching Hurricane Florence coverage have noted the presence of export units in the Sunday night derailment of a CSX train near the crossroads terminal of Hamlet. Eastbound train Q583 derailed about 6 p.m., possibly when it hit a washout, near Lilesville, N.C., between Monroe and Hamlet. In […]
NORTH CREEK, N.Y. – Four months after the Saratoga & North Creek Railway shut down amid financial troubles, New York state has filed to abandon the former Delaware & Hudson line. The motion filed with the federal Surface Transportation Board last week states there us “no present or prospective need for freight services” on the […]
Union Pacific multilevel automobile trains pass east of North Platte, Neb., on the railroad’s Overland Route in June 2018. UP has shifted 70 percent of its automotive traffic out of unit trains and into the merchandise network Bill Stephens OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific’s embrace of Precision Scheduled Railroading principles came just two months after […]
Western Maryland Scenic has acquired F40 No. 450 for its tourist railroad at Cumberland, Md. WMS: John Garner CUMBERLAND, MD. — Look for a new face on Helmstetter’s Curve this fall. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tells Trains Newswire today that it has acquired an F40PHR, rebuilt into an F40M-2F, No. 450, from Larry’s Truck Electric […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In written testimony at last week’s congressional hearing on positive train control, Amtrak backed away from earlier statements indicating it would not operate on lines without PTC. The written testimony by Scot Naparstek, Amtrak’s chief operating officer, was offered at the Sept. 13 hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s […]
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – As remnants of Hurricane Florence drench parts of central Appalachia Monday, railroads in the Carolinas are in the process of restoring rail service, evaluating flood damages, and cleaning up a derailment. In a weekend customer service advisory issued by CSX Transportation, the railroad confirmed rail service had been restored in the […]
SCRANTON, Pa. — While work continues on Boston & Maine 4-6-2 No. 3713, Steamtown National Historic Site is already considering what locomotive it will restore next and the shortlist includes a surprising candidate. Steamtown Superintendent Deborah Conway tells Trains News Wire that Canadian National 2-8-2 No. 3377 is a “likely candidate” for restoration once the […]
UP Monday announced plans to reorganize its system following precision scheduled railroading principles. This southbound auto rack train was at Nunn, Colo., in June 2018. Trains: Jim Wrinn OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific today announced its Unified Plan 2020, a new operating plan that implements Precision Scheduled Railroading principles. Unified Plan 2020 will launch Oct. […]
DORVAL, Quebec – In its investigation report (R17Q0061) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that bottling of the air in the brake pipe during switching operations led to the July 2017 uncontrolled movement of rail cars in Mai, located 128 miles north of Sept-Îles, Quebec. On 25 July 2017, a southbound […]
An artist’s conception of the Avelia Liberty trainset. Amtrak/Alstom Merrill Technologies and Alstom personnel pose with the first completed Avelia Liberty power car shell. Pete Hudeck, Merrill Technologies NEW YORK — The Avelia Liberty, the next-generation high speed trainset for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor service, reached a construction milestone this week, as the first body shell […]
A Mission Mountain Railroad locomotive shows off its new paint scheme honoring a local high school. Justin Franz COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Watco’s Mission Mountain Railroad has painted two GP39-2 locomotives in the colors of two area high schools, a major departure from the regular Watco black and yellow livery. WAMX No. 3942 has been […]
