New Lenox, Ill., station set to move NEWSWIRE

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An outbound Metra Rock Island train passes the New Lenox, Ill., station, set to be moved on Aug. 15. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW LENOX, Ill. — The 118-year-old New Lenox railroad station, most recently used by Metra, will be moved from its longtime location to a farm 5 miles away on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The […]

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Agency seeks feedback on new look for Coaster trains NEWSWIRE

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North County Transit District OCEANSIDE, Calif. – The North County Transit District is seeking the public’s feedback on new branding and user interface options on multiple projects for the agency. These include a new paint scheme for the Coaster, a redesign of the agency’s website, and a fresh take on the NCTD logo. The NCTD […]

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Amtrak shows off images of new Acela interiors NEWSWIRE

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An artist’s rendering of what an Acela Express first class interior will look like in trainsets set to debut in 2021. Amtrak WASHINGTON — Amtrak today revealed the interiors on its new Acela Express fleet, which will redefine the customer experience on Amtrak’s premium Northeast Corridor service. The new trains, scheduled to enter service on […]

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Famed photographer Shaughnessy dies NEWSWIRE

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Jim Shaughnessey, shown in 2002 at Enola, Pa. Robert S. McGonigal TROY, N.Y. – Of all the pioneers who revolutionized railroad photography in the postwar decades, few equal the status of Jim Shaughnessy, one of the deans of the field, especially as measured by his powerful images from the steam-to-diesel era of the 1950s and […]

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New company takes over operation of Grenada Railroad NEWSWIRE

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The “City of Batesville” excursion runs behind Iowa Pacific E8s on the Granada Railroad in 2016. The railroad has changed hands, but plans on continuing its popular Christmas train in Batesville. Hayley Enoch BOCA RATON, Fla. — International Rail Partners announced it has acquired the Grenada Railroad from Iowa Pacific Holdings through a lease-purchase agreement […]

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Amtrak nixes New York’s Toys for Tots Train NEWSWIRE

ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak will not operate the annual Toys for Tots Train in upstate New York this year, area media outlets have reported. The passenger railroad cited its policy toward chartered trains, announced in March. [See “Amtrak to stop operating special trains, charter moves,” Trains News Wire, March 28, 2018]. The train, supporting U.S. […]

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NS intermodal train crashes next to Pittsburgh tourist hot spot NEWSWIRE

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This photo shows a derailed and crashed Norfolk Southern intermodal train from a Pittsburgh “T” station platform for Station Square — one of the Pennsylvania city’s busiest tourist attractions. Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pa.) PITTSBURGH — Don’t even think of taking a T train into downtown Pittsburgh on Monday — there’s a 7,000-foot intermodal […]

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