From left, former LMOA President Dwight Beebe, LMOA Secretary Treasurer Ron Pondel, and current LMOA President Ian Bradbury. Kaedi Maney Past LMOA President Bob Runyon was given the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award at Railway Interchange 2018. Kaedi Maney MINNEAPOLIS — Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association members will be presenting papers at special training sessions Sept. 23 […]
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MP36PH-36, No. 21 shoves an MARC train eastbound past CSX’s WB Tower at Brunswick, Md., in April 2011. MARC and VRE trains serving Washington are experiencing significant drops in on-time performance and say CSX freight traffic is a major factor. Scott A. Hartley WASHINGTON — The two commuter railroads serving the Washington area are experiencing […]
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Libertyville, Ill., has opened its remodeled Metra station, shown late in the construction process in June 2019. TRAINS: David Lassen The station has undergone a significant makeover from its previous version, shown in 2015. TRAINS: David Lassen LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. — Village and Metra officials celebrated the completion of renovation of Metra’s Libertyville station on Friday, […]
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. — Amtrak’s southbound Illini derailed Sunday evening after hitting a truck at a grade crossing near the University Park Metra station, about 30 miles south of Chicago. The driver of the truck was killed, according to a University Park Fire Department official quoted by ABC News, and two people on board the […]
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A Brightline train departs West Palm Beach, Fla., in January 2019. As it did in Florida to finance its expansion to Orlando, Virgin Trains USA is seeking approval to sell bonds for construction of a high speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas, Nev. TRAINS: David Lassen LOS ANGELES — Virgin Trains USA […]
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Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s triumphant tour across the Midwest. In this video, see Big Boy run down Union Pacific tracks to Chicago in late July 2019. […]
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PRICHARD, W.Va. — After three and a half years, West Virginia wants out of its Heartland Intermodal Gateway in Wayne County. The West Virginia Port Authority board has authorized negotiating short-term leasing of the 100-acre facility with the intent of selling it at auction within a year, according to Transport Topics. Once touted as a […]
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Huge crowds turned out on Friday, July 26, for Big Boy No. 4014’s arrival in West Chicago, Ill. When the locomotive visits Rochelle, Ill., on Tuesday, the city will offer free shuttle bus service to its railroad park. TRAINS: David Lassen ROCHELLE, Ill. — If you’re planning to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy during its […]
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Clinchfield Railroad No. 800 blasts through Shepherdsville, Ky. at 40 mph during the move of C&O 2716 on Friday. Chris Anderson FRANKFORT, Ky. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 “Kanawha” steam locomotive No. 2716 is more than halfway to its new home at Ravenna, Ky., and followers of the move still have several events surrounding the […]
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ALTOONA, Pa. — For the second time in three weeks, Norfolk Southern has had a minor derailment at the landmark Horseshoe Curve. This one, at about 4 p.m. on Friday, July 26, involved six cars, all empties, on a westbound freight. The cars remained upright after leaving the track, the Altoona Mirror reports. There were […]
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A spectator frames his shot through Whitnall Avenue fence in south suburban St. Francis. Brian Schmidt MILWAUKEE – Steam locomotive fans came out in droves to see Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 in southeast Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday. The locomotive traveled over the Adams Subdivision on Thursday, arriving at Butler Yard in […]
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Canadian National power leads a westbound empty oil unit train through River Forest, Ill., on the Union Pacific on Aug. 25, 2018. TRAINS: David Lassen Canadian National and Canadian Pacific are cautiously optimistic that Alberta crude oil shipments will rise significantly this year if production curtailments are eased and the province’s crude-by-rail contracts are shifted […]
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