F59PHI No. 84 shows its new lettering in late October. Metra CHICAGO – Metra’s newest locomotives are being prepped for service by the company’s mechanical forces. The agency has purchased 21 former Amtrak F59PHIs previously operated on Amtrak’s West Coast routes. The purchase eliminates the model from Amtrak’s roster and makes the Chicago commuter agency […]
A Metra worker was killed in an accident near the Grayland station on Saturday. Google Maps CHICAGO — One Metra worker was killed and another seriously injured in an explosion during track maintenance work on Saturday. The accident occurred near the Grayland station on the Milwaukee District North line, and is being blamed on a […]
WASHINGTON — The maker of Washington Metro’s troubled 7000-series railcars may exit the car-building business, the Washington Post reports. The Post cited a Jiji Press report in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries CEO Yoshinori Kanehana said the company may restructure or close the rail business if it does not improve. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that […]
Nashville & Eastern westbound freight at Brush Creek, Tenn., in October 2016. Steve Glischinski NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Co. announced the finalization of an agreement to acquire the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp.; Nashville & Western Railroad Corp.; Transit Solutions Group, a commuter rail operation; and three related operating entities. The closing […]
SP No. 18 rides the turntable at Durango, Colo., on Nov. 3. Jerry Day DURANGO, Colo. – “Some assembly required.” That’s the thought going through the minds of shop crews at Durango & Silverton this morning as they contemplate steaming Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 18, which arrived by truck from California over the weekend. No. […]
Three original California Zephyr cars, the Silver Lariat, Silver Rapids, and Silver Solarium, trail Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr near Pinecliffe, Colo., on Nov. 4, 2017. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — It will soon cost more money to haul a private car behind Amtrak trains. The passenger railroad is increasing its private-car tariff for the second time […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern has largely cleared cross-border congestion that bogged down its busy railroad between Laredo, Texas, and Mexico City. KCS on Oct. 16 placed an embargo on certain types of merchandise traffic to help ease a logjam of cars in Mexico as well as those waiting to cross the border […]
Accompanied by a police escort, a trainload of officials and dignitaries departs the Cathedral Square station, inaugurating service on Milwaukee’s streetcar line, The Hop. TRAINS: David Lassen Officials cut a ribbon adorned with — what else? — hops as part of Friday’s opening ceremonies for The Hop streetcar system. TRAINS: David Lassen MILWAUKEE — Streetcars […]
HARRISON, N.J. — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey celebrated the opening of a new PATH station in Harrison, the first phase in a $256-million redevelopment project. The Oct. 30 opening of the station on the westbound side of the PATH rail line is the first part of a four-phase project. It […]
Ontario Northland has returned SD40-2 No. 1730 to its as built appearance. Ontario Northland NORTH BAY, Ontario — Add Ontario Northland to the list of railroads with heritage units. On Thursday, the regional railroad rolled out rebuilt SD40-2 No. 1730 as it appeared in 1972 when built by EMD. Said the railroad: “As Ontario Northland […]
BARSTOW, Calif. — The City of Barstow has announced that BNSF Railway will expand its Barstow yard, adding an intermodal facility. The Victor Valley News reports that the announcement came at an Oct. 31 meeting of the Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. The newspaper reports that grading work for the project has […]
Association of American Railroads Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads Wednesday reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 27. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 562,804 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week […]
