In tow behind Clinchfield F7 No. 800 near New Haven, 2-8-4 No. 2719 makes its way to restoration in Ravenna in July 2019. Kevin Gilliam WILLIAMS, Ariz. – Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., the organization restoring Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 No. 2716 to operation, is the 2019 winner of the Trains Magazine annual Preservation Award, the […]
PHILADELPHIA — The cost for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s smart fare system, Key, has swelled to $192.5 million — almost $70 million more than planned — the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Most of the increase will pay for annual maintenance and services for the 8-year-old project, but it also includes unexpected costs such as replacement […]
The cab of one of the three Illinois Railway locomotives equipped for PTC operation displays the Wabtec equipment installed to allow interoperability with BNSF Railway and Metra. OmniTRAX OTTAWA, Ill. — The Illinois Railway has become one of the first short lines to fully implement positive train control, completing installation of equipment on three locomotives […]
DESERT CENTER, Calif. – If you’re in the market for a full-scale plywood replica of one of America’s most famous steam locomotives, you’re in luck. A California auction house has listed a full-scale replica of Southern Pacific “Daylight” No. 4449 that was used in the 1986 movie “Tough Guys” starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. […]
NEW YORK — A long-discussed rail link to LaGuardia Airport and replacement of the current monorail link to Newark Liberty Airport were among more than $4 billion in projects approved Thursday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Each of the rail projects will cost about $2 billion, the Associated Press reports. […]
MORELIA, Mexico – Kansas City Southern de Mexico has shut down service in the Caltzontzin District just north of Morelia in the state of Michoacán as a result of student protests. “This mainline interruption has impacted service to and from the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas and has the potential to impact traffic throughout the KCSM […]
SEATTLE — Sound Transit has launched construction of the $1.53-billion, 3.4-mile extension of its light rail Blue Line, also under construction, to southeast and downtown Redmond, Wash., on the eastside of Lake Washington in the Puget Sound region. The extension, using both ground-level and elevated tracks, will start from Redmond Technology Station, located near Microsoft’s […]
DALLAS — Despite a softening market for new railcars, manufacturing and leasing company Trinity Industries reports big growth in revenues and net income in the third quarter of 2019. Quarterly company revenue was up 34% over the third quarter of 2018; total net earnings were up 77%, officials say. CEO Timothy Wallace attributes the increases […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Union Pacific said it was able to quickly repair and restore to service a bridge that had been closed when struck by a truck. The city of Spokane reported in a Twitter post that the Altamont Street railroad underpass in East Spokane was closed after sustaining “significant damage” after being struck by […]
Watch Trains editors talk about the week in rail news. This week, Brian and Steve discuss Iowa Pacific railroads’ receivership, Class I railroad earnings, a Duluth steam locomotive, and more! […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads recently reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 19. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 507,381 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.6% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Oct. 19 were 245,002 […]
North Carolina Transportation Museum SPENCER, N.C. – The North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation, the support group for the museum, will be the recipient of the Seaboard Air Line (SAL) No. 6604, a streamlined passenger rail car from the post-World War II era. Built for SAL in 1947, the 85-foot stainless steel rail car features a […]
