A Virgin Trains/Brightline train departs MiamiCentral station in January 2019. Miami-Dade County will fund the construction of a new Aventura station about 15 miles north of the downtown station. TRAIN: David Lassen MIAMI — Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved spending $76 million to build a Virgin Trains USA station at the Aventura Mall, a move […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Shortline holding company OmniTRAX and parent company The Broe Group have announced an agreement with A&R Logistics as the lead tenant of the new Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, an industrial park development that will include the building of Georgia’s first new industrial switching railroad in more than 50 years. The 2,750-acre park […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A 14-car derailment blocked BNSF Railway’s main line east of Flagstaff on Monday, disrupting freight traffic as well as Amtrak’s Southwest Chief. A BNSF spokesperson told local media outlets the accident occurred at 5:14 a.m., and that no hazardous materials were involved. A BNSF service advisory placed the derailment site at Darling, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern has promoted Anastasia Austin to vice president, revenue and yield management. Since 2017, Austin had served as assistant vice president, revenue and yield management. She joined the company in 2008 and has held a variety of accounting, financial, and operational support roles. She holds a master of business […]
WW&F No. 9 crosses the bridge that opened Monday. WW&F: C.S. Rhine ALNA, Me. — Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway steam locomotive No. 9 crossed the Trout Creek bridge on Monday afternoon, its first trip across the current bridge, and its first trip to this location since late May 1933. More than 100 volunteers spent […]
GLEN ROCK, Pa. — An allegedly intoxicated man was run over by a Steam Into History train on Oct. 10 when he tried to jump aboard the train as it passed. His left leg was severed at the knee, and his right foot was also injured. Steam Into History personnel aboard the train were unaware […]
NJ Transit will restore midday one-seat Raritan Valley Line service to New York’s Penn Station on Nov. 4, meaning train No. 5432, shown here at Westfield, N.J., will no longer terminate at Newark. Ralph Spielman WESTFIELD, NJ — After a hiatus of more than a year, off-peak direct service to New York City on NJ […]
PITTSBURGH —Wabtec Corp., a high-tech supplier for the freight and transit rail industries, today celebrated 150 years of innovation and the grand opening of its new headquarters in Pittsburgh. The company’s origins began in Western Pennsylvania with founder George Westinghouse Jr.’s invention of the automatic air brake — a breakthrough that redefined the transportation industry […]
A Chicago-bound Amtrak Hiawatha passes through Deerfield, Ill., in December 2016. Amtrak is requiring reservations on the Hiawatha and several other corridor routes as part of its preparations for increased Thanksgiving holiday ridership. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — Amtrak says it will add capacity on many of its corridor routes for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, […]
ANTIOCH, Neb. — No injuries were reported when two BNSF Railway coal trains collided on Friday evening, derailing at least one locomotive and several cars. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that one westbound coal train bound for Wyoming rear-ended another train, which was stopped, near Antioch, about 15 miles east of Alliance, Neb. Service was restored […]
WASHINGTON — Canadian National says its proposed acquisition of CSX Transportation’s line linking Montreal with Syracuse, N.Y., will improve service for cross-border traffic. CN, last week, sought U.S. Surface Transportation Board approval of the transaction involving the sale of 236.3 miles of track in New York state. CN also proposed a schedule for review of […]
Rendering shows what Bock No. 1 will look like when completed. Fred Haberkamp A new boiler is under construction for Bock 1. Fred Haberkamp SOMONAUK, Ill. — David Kloke, the man who built operating replicas of historic steam locomotives Leviathan and York, is about to bring another historic, yet significantly more humble, back from the […]
