SALT LAKE CITY — Media outlets in Utah are reporting on an explosion of select cars of a Union Pacific train that derailed over the weekend. KUTV, the region’s CBS affiliate, reports that 24 freight cars, including as many as 11 tank cars carrying propane or biodiesel, derailed south of Eureka, Utah, on Saturday, March […]
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You’re invited to Santa Fe 2926’s 75th birthday party NEWSWIRE
Volunteers work on Santa Fe 2926 in March 2018. The engine has a 75th birthday event in May 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society his having a 75th birthday party for Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at […]
Amtrak issues more five-year plans NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON—In addition to its “Equipment Asset Line Plan” [see “Amtrak fleet plan would replace Amfleet I cars, prepare for replacement Superliners,” Trains News Wire, March 25, 2019], Amtrak this week released companion five-year plans dealing with the following categories (click on each for the documents): Infrastructure Stations Transportation assets Service lines (Northeast Corridor, state-supported, and […]
‘California Zephyr’ to resume regular route, but miss Omaha
The rerouted Californiz Zephyr passes through Nelson, Ill., on Union Pacific’s Geneva Subdivision on March 23, 2019. Initially rerouted because of flooding, the train has not operated east of Denver since March 26, but service is being restored as of April 1. John Troxler OMAHA, Neb. — Beginning with trips originating in Emeryville, Calif., on […]
CRPA exhibition ‘After Promontory’ opens in Provo, Omaha NEWSWIRE
“Trestle on Central Pacific Railroad,” by Carleton E. Watkins, from the J. Paul Getty Museum, is part of the “After Promontory” exhibition. Courtesy Center for Railroad Photography & Artt The Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s traveling exhibition, “After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinentail Railroading,” will open at two sites this weekend. Today, March 29, […]
GO Transit to expand service on two lines NEWSWIRE
TORONTO — GO Transit is expanding service on its Stouffville and Kitchener lines, with changes effective April 8. On the Stouffville line, five midday trains in each direction will serve the Centennial, Markham, and Mount Joy GO stations on weekdays. On the Kitchener line, a new rush-hour trip will originate at the Bramalea GO station […]
Greenbrier Cos. stock price still sagging after disappointing quarterly results NEWSWIRE
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — The stock price of The Greenbrier Companies has been trying to recoup some of the ground lost when the rail-car builder issued preliminary fiscal-second-quarter earnings well below what financial analysts were expecting. Greenbrier stock lost $3.62 a share and settled at $33.76 — a drop of more than 9 percent — […]
Kentucky tourist railroad’s operations to be curtailed by small land slide NEWSWIRE
STEARNS, Ky., — The record rains that have impacted much of the country this winter have caused flooding and landslide issues in many areas, and now a Kentucky tourist line is dealing with issues from it as well. A routine track inspection late last week discovered a landslide on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway’s […]
Lake State Railway set to take over CSX line NEWSWIRE
CSX train D736-25 leaves McGrew Yard in Flint, Mich., during the final week of CSX operation before the line Lake State Railway takes over operations between Mt. Morris and Plymouth, Mich. Jonathan Quinley SAGINAW, Mich. – Lake State Railway Co. will take over a CSX Transportation line between Mt. Morris, Mich., and Plymouth, Mich., effective […]
New York MTA sells branch for conversion to rail trail NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sold a little-used route between Danbury, Conn., and Beacon, N.Y., for conversion in to a rail trail. The conversion will come in the next three years, through a state-funded, $33.6-million design-build contract awarded to Arch Associates LLC, in concert with rail trail design firm McLaren. The MTA […]
Transportation Safety Board issues advisory after two incidents involving VIA trains, track materials NEWSWIRE
GATINEAU, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued a safety advisory letter in response to two incidents in which VIA Rail Canada trains were damaged by materials placed along Canadian National’s right-of-way in preparation for track work. The letter, dated March 25 but announced Thursday, suggests “Canadian National, in conjunction with VIA, […]
Trains News Wire round-up for March 29, 2019 NEWSWIRE
Each week, Trains editors discuss all the rail news that’s fit to publish. For the week of March 29, 2019, Trains Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about Midwest flooding, the Potomac Eagle, Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 runs in Pennsylvania, and more. […]
