EAST ELY, Nevada – Nevada Northern Railway President Mark Bassett says he’s “never seen anything like this.” A year before the railroad’s Great Basin Star Trains are expected to pull out of the depot, all 15 runs planned for 2020 have sold out and the final two runs this year, on Aug. 16 and Sept. […]
Magazine: Trains Magazine
No injuries after ‘Ward Kimball’ breakdown on Disneyland Railroad Sunday NEWSWIRE
The #Disneyland Railroad Ward Kimball train engine is still stuck on the trestle by Big Thunder Trail. @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/OBdLBA45Lh — LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) August 12, 2019 ANAHEIM, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a Disneyland Railroad train broke down on a trestle at Galaxy’s Edge Sunday afternoon, the Orange County Register reported. A Disney-focused blog […]
STB urges mediation in Amtrak-CN contract renewal dispute
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board will appoint a mediator to resolve differences in long-simmering operating agreement negotiations between Amtrak and Canadian National. The agency’s decision, released late last week, provides a rare glimpse inside a document which governs on time performance measurement, financial incentives, and penalties. Amtrak and its hosts generally keep contract details […]
CSX trains collide in Ohio injuring one NEWSWIRE
The scene north of Carey, Ohio, after two CSX trains collided early Monday morning. Scott Jordan CAREY, Ohio – Two CSX Transportation trains have collided north of Carey, Ohio, on Monday, injuring one person, WTVG-TV reports. The incident occurred near the north end of double track, at County Road 3. The line is CSX’s Columbus […]
Office car 10000 of brewing and Amtrak fame is for sale NEWSWIRE
One of the best known private cars of the late 20th century, the former Amtrak office car 10000, which was used by the passenger railroad’s presidents, is for sale. Railroad equipment brokerage firm Ozark Mountain Railcar has listed the car for sale from an unidentified private owner. The 65-year-old Wabash-built office is listed for $40,000. […]
Seattle streetcar’ Center City Connector is ‘on’ again NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — Seattle’s financially-troubled on-again, off-again Center City Connector streetcar project appears to be on again. The Seattle Department of Transportation has asked the City Council for $9 million for additional design and engineering work on the mile-long line through downtown that would link two operating streetcar lines. Mayor Jenny Durkan suspended work on the […]
Susquehanna River rail bridge fire extinguished with fire boats NEWSWIRE
A Susquehanna Hose Co. fire boat sprays water on a rail bridge spanning the Susquehanna River on Friday, Aug. 9. Susquehanna Hose Co., via Facebook BALTIMORE — Rail service has reportedly returned to normal after fire crews battled and extinguished a bridge fire over the Susquehanna River on Friday. The Susquehanna Hose Co. of Havre […]
Autumn Colors Express consist will include plenty of domes NEWSWIRE
New River Train power passes private varnish during its runaround move in Hinton, W.Va., on Oct. 28, 2017. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As the Autumn Colors Express rolls through southern West Virginia in late October 2019, the train’s consist will largely resemble the previous New River Train, however a few stark differences may pique […]
Big Boy excursion across Cajon Pass tickets on sale Aug. 24 NEWSWIRE
Tickets go on sale Aug. 24 for Big Boy 4014’s Southern California excursion. Trains: Jim Wrinn WEST COLTON, Calif. — Tickets go on sale Aug. 24 for two one-way excursions across famed Cajon Pass Oct. 12 and 13 with Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014. The Rail Giants Museum said Friday in a posting on […]
Canadian Pacific names new executive vice president for operations and regional leaders NEWSWIRE
Greg Squires Canadian Pacific website Tracy L. Miller Canadian Pacific website CALGARY, Alberta — Mark Redd will succeed Robert Johnson as Canadian Pacific’s executive vice president in charge of operations next month, the railway announced this week as part of broader changes to its operating team. Johnson, a BNSF Railway veteran who joined CP in […]
CN and CSX team up for new interline intermodal service linking Canada and Northeast NEWSWIRE
CSX Transportation, from a service advisory NEW YORK CITY — Canadian National and CSX Transportation will launch joint intermodal service this fall linking Toronto and Montreal with New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. The service, announced on Thursday and set to begin in October, is unusual because it’s a short haul for both railroads, which […]
Water by unit train may expand beyond mines in Australia NEWSWIRE
CHARBON, Australia — The Southern Shorthaul Railway has begun moving unit trains of water between two coal mines in the western region of New South Wales to keep one mine from shutting down and saving 140 jobs. The area is suffering from a prolonged drought, and government officials are watching the trains, with the thought […]
