LUKE, Md. — The shutdown of the Verso Corp. paper mill here may affect the industrial switching activities of the Georges Creek Railway, according to the railroad’s Gerald Altizer. The mill, which occupies 228 acres and has been in operation for 131 years, is scheduled to close on June 30. It employs 675 people from […]
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Shippers line up to testify on railroad demurrage charges NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Railroads are likely to get an earful of opposition to their increased use of demurrage and accessorial charges at a federal regulatory hearing that has been expanded to a second day. Three dozen shippers, logistics firms, and trade groups representing a wide range of railroad customers are scheduled to appear at the Surface […]
Study sets $1 billion price tag to extend SMART to connect with Amtrak NEWSWIRE
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Expansion of Northern California’s SMART commuter rail into Napa and Solano counties, allowing a connection to Amtrak, would take six years and about $1 billion, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports. The figure comes from a study funded by the state of California into the possibility of a link from the […]
Union official tells paper Amtrak plans 20-percent cut to police force NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — Amtrak will cut its police force by 20% over the next three years, the New York Post reports, a move its union president says “will jeopardize the safety and security for the passengers and employees.” William Gonzalez, president of Amtrak’s Fraternal Order of Police, told the Post that Amtrak police chief Neil […]
Big Boy finds its footing as trip west continues NEWSWIRE
UP 4014 and 844 round the curve at Point of Rocks, Wyo., on the afternoon of May 5. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn Nos. 844 and 4014 tie down to a hero’s welcome in Rock Springs, Wyo., Sunday afternoon. The steam doubleheader continues to draw huge crowds along its route. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – […]
City of Rochelle, Ill., to consider offering its own intermodal service NEWSWIRE
ROCHELLE, Ill. — The City of Rochelle will look at the possibility of developing its own intermodal container facility to offset the loss of Union Pacific’s facility in the city, city officials tell the Rochelle News-Leader. UP announced last week it would close its Global 3 intermodal terminal in Rochelle, as well as its Canal Street […]
Big Boy 4014 in Cheyenne NEWSWIRE
Big crowds greet the arrival of Union Pacific’s restored Big Boy No. 4014 as it arrives at the Cheyenne, Wyo., depot for its christening ceremony. After UP CEO Lance Fritz and his wife christen the massive locomotive, it departs with UP’s other active steam engine, 4-8-4 No. 844, on the start of its trip to […]
Crowds greet Big Boy in Laramie NEWSWIRE
Huge crowds gather at the Union Pacific depot in Laramie, Wyo., to greet the arrival of Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 as they make the first stop on their journey to Utah for the Golden Spike sesquicentennial. Follow Trains News Wire for more on this historic trip. […]
Big Boy christened, begins trip to Golden Spike celebration NEWSWIRE
UP Chairman Lance Fritz and his wife Nancy christen Big Boy No. 4014 while Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, right, applaud. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn No. 4014 and No. 844 roll through Dale Junction, Wyo., on Saturday, while a stack train waits. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn RAWLINS, Wyo. – Union Pacific Big Boy […]
UP steam crew has Big Boy ready to roll NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific Senior Manager of Heritage Operations Ed Dickens in the cab of UP Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Friday, May 3. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney Steam crew members work on Big Boy No. 4014 in Union Pacific’s Cheyenne, Wyo., steam shops on Friday, May 3. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney CHEYENNE, Wyo. — […]
Railfans gather for Big Boy’s debut NEWSWIRE
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Trains Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talks to railfans, some of whom have come from as far as the United Kingdom, about what has drawn them to the return of Big Boy No. 4014 and the Golden Spike’s 150th anniversary. […]
Chicago Symphony musicians honor Golden Spike anniversary with Union Station concert NEWSWIRE
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform a free concert on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Chicago Union Station’s Great Hall. Bob Johnston CHICAGO—Union Station’s Great Hall reverberated with music, mostly from the middle of the 19th Century, in a free lunchtime concert performed by six Chicago Symphony Orchestra members on Friday. The ensemble played […]
