Nearly every week, Trains editors present a round-up of the week in rail news. This week, Jim and Steve talk about Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309; Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson’s testimony in front of Congress; and how a slug delayed thousands of Japanese passengers. […]
Section: News & Reviews
Amtrak suing SEPTA in rent dispute NEWSWIRE
PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak is suing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in federal court, as it seeks a dramatic increase in rent in a dispute over land SEPTA leases along the Northeast Corridor. Since 1987, SEPTA has paid $1 a year for land along the corridor it uses for stations and parking lots; the transit agency […]
Former CSX executive, Transportation department official takes No. 2 post at FRA NEWSWIRE
FRA Deputy Administrator Quintin Kendall Federal Railroad Administration website WASHINGTON — Quintin Kendall is now the deputy administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration. An FRA representative alerted media to the appointment in a late Thursday email notice. Before assuming the No. 2 spot at FRA, Kendall was CSX Transportation’s vice president for government and community […]
Missabe Road steam returns NEWSWIRE
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway 2-8-0 No. 332 is under steam at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s shop in Duluth on June 25, 2019. David C. Schauer DULUTH, Minn. – For the first time since 1962, a Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range steam locomotive is under steam with proper Missabe Road lettering. On June […]
MTA passes resolution calling for ban on repeat offenders NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has passed a resolution supporting the right to ban repeat criminal offenders from subways and buses. The resolution was proposed at a committee meeting on Monday by board member Sarah Feinberg, the former head of the Federal Railroad Administration [See “New York MTA to consider subway, bus […]
Norfolk Southern PSR-based merchandise network changes begin Friday NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will begin rolling out its new TOP21 operating plan on Friday. “The first phase of train plan changes in TOP21 predominantly affects the merchandise service,” NS says in a service alert. “While these changes are not expected to result in service disruptions, NS will have an internal command center in […]
NS derailment in swamp sparks environmental concerns NEWSWIRE
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Amtrak has restored service to and from Norfolk., Va., today after it was suspended following a Tuesday Norfolk Southern derailment, but that derailment has raised environmental concerns. Thirty-six cars of a coal train derailed into the Great Dismal Swamp National Refuge early Tuesday. The manager of the refuge, Chris Lowie, told the […]
Western New York & Pennsylvania’s first GE ships next week NEWSWIRE
The five operable MLWs on the WNY&P meet together in Emporium PA, as the Driftwood turn meets the Emporium turn to pick up a crew May 30. Scenes like these have been common on the WNY&P for many years and will soon come to an end later this year with the arrival of the AC46CWs. […]
AAR: Carload and intermodal traffic down for the week of June 22 NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 22. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,116 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.8% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending June 22 were 257,836 […]
Amtrak service to Norfolk suspended following NS derailment NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. — Amtrak service in and out of Norfolk remains suspended at least through today following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern coal train on Tuesday morning. Four Amtrak Northeast Regional trains that normally serve Norfolk will operate on modified schedules. Train No. 94 will operate from Richmond, Va., to Boston and train No. […]
Amtrak’s Anderson, witnesses spar over PTC, ‘Chief’ in Senate hearing (updated) NEWSWIRE
Passengers wait to board the Southwest Chief at Las Vegas, N.M., on Oct. 4, 2018. The Chief‘s future was a bone of contention during a Wednesday Senate hearing on Amtrak. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak president and CEO Richard Anderson told senators at a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday that Congress should require positive […]
Flooding continues for Mid-South rail lines; several states affected NEWSWIRE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Floods continues to plague rail operations in the Mid-South, along with problems stemming from high winds and heavy rains. Union Pacific says that since June 24 “Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana experienced flooding and downed trees and power lines resulting in network outages,” which included closing of the River Subdivision between […]
