An late afternoon Metro-North Express No. 876 leaves Croton-Harmon station on the Hudson Line in October. Some 67 miles of the line, between Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Marble Hill, now have operational positive train control. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad has extended positive train control operation from Croton-Harmon, N.Y., to […]
An empty BNSF coal train passes through La Grange, Ill, on Oct. 27, 2019. BNSF saw declines in coal volume and revenue in the third quarter, as well as volume declines in all other service areas, but still posted an increase in profits. TRAINS: David Lassen FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway reported higher third-quarter […]
Anthony Williams poses with the plywood replica of Southern Pacific GS-4 No. 4449 that he won at auction. Courtesy of Anthony Williams DESERT CENTER, Calif. — A 22-year-old college student has saved a piece of movie history: The full-size plywood replica of Southern Pacific “Daylight” No. 4449 that was used in the 1986 film “Tough Guys.” […]
CHICAGO – FreightCar America announced a third quarter loss of $35.7 million on Thursday, citing a business downturn, low demand for most railcar types, and declining railroad car loadings. Third quarter 2019 overall railcar industry orders are down 71 percent from the third quarter of 2018 and are off by 54 percent for the year, […]
The downward trend in rail employment continued in October. Surface Transportation Board The total number of rail jobs continues to show a dramatic decline in 2019 compared to the two previous years. Surface Transportation Board WASHINGTON — American railroads shed jobs faster than any other industry in October. The data point, contained in the Bureau […]
SW7 No. 8905, restored to its Conrail paint scheme, made its debut this weekend at the B&O Railroad Museum. Courtesy of Rudy Garbely BALTIMORE — The first operational locomotive restored to its Conrail appearance made its public debut this weekend at the B&O Railroad Museum. SW7 No. 8905 was restored to Conrail blue thanks to […]
PITTSBURGH – Wabtec’s domestic locomotive segment is being affected by decreased rail traffic, but company officials are optimistic about other rail-oriented aspects of their business. Following the February absorbing of GE Transportation, Wabtec officials in an investor’s earnings call last week painted a fairly positive picture. “We’re certainly feeling the impact of both carloads being […]
A former F40 locomotive converted to a cab car leads a southbound Hiawatha through the Techny interlocking in Northbrook, Ill., on May 23, 2019. Tracks diverging in foreground are used by Canadian Pacific for trains to or from Bensenville Yard west of Chicago. CP won’t allow more round trips until more tracks are added in […]
Canadian National is sponsoring a move of a historic Canadian tank from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Canadian National, via LinkedIn DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia — Canadian National is sponsoring transportation of a historic military tank across Canada a process that began Wednesday with loading of the tank onto a railcar at the CN yard in […]
SKYKOMISH, Wash. — An ex-Great Northern SD9 locomotive enthusiasts had hoped might be displayed in the historic railroad town of Skykomish instead may be destined for scrap. The locomotive’s fate is wrapped in a controversy over whether it was ever actually donated to or accepted by the town, a small community in the Cascade foothills […]
WASHINGTON — Six Class I railroads filed a Section 6 notice on Friday, kicking off what is expected to be a tense round of negotiations with labor unions representing more than 125,000 railroads across the country. In a press release announcing the notice, officials with the National Railway Labor Conference and the National Carriers’ Conference […]
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Lessened demand, increased competition, and closed rail lanes caused a 9% decline in third quarter intermodal volume, officials of the Hub Group announced Wednesday. Intermodal revenue declined by 7% to $539 million at the intermodal, trucking, and third-party logistics company. “Intermodal has in fact lost some share, and it’s not just […]
