Southern 4501 will become L&N 1593 for the L&N Historical Society annual convention in September. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — One of the most famous operating steam locomotives of the last 60 years is getting a temporary makeover. Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501, the star of excursions from 1966 to […]
DALLAS — Executives at rail car manufacturer and lessor Trinity Industries are optimistic about the rest of 2019 after uncertain economic issues in the second quarter. “Economic headlines continued to impede railcar demand momentum during the quarter,” says CEO Timothy Wallace. “At this point, we expect to deliver at least 35 percent more railcars in […]
Limited track capacity at the Portland Transportation Center can delay trains that need to back in and out of the branch line to the station. Dan Zukowski PORTLAND, Maine – Steady population and economic growth along the southern coast of Maine is creating new opportunities for more passenger trains with more connections to more communities. […]
Hub Group is viewing its intermodal business as a glass half-full, while Schneider sees theirs as half-empty, based on second-quarter results the companies released last week and comments made in investors’ conference calls. Both companies provide services in intermodal, trucking, and supply chain management. Hub Group and Schneider saw intermodal revenue increases despite lower volumes. […]
Improvements on New York City Transits 42nd Street Shuttle include eliminating this curve at the Times Square terminus. That, in turn, will eliminate a large gap between the train and platform and allow full accessibility for the mobility-impaired. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — Work will begin Aug. 16 on a significant upgrade of the […]
Follow along for one last chase of the Keokuk Junction F units in western Illinois before their removal from service in early August 2019. Trains‘ videographer Kevin Gilliam follows the train through the agricultural landscape of the region to document another era lost in U.S. railroading. […]
B&LE 643 will go to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Ohio. Tim Sposato SUGARCREEK, Ohio — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has acquired B&LE 643, which is the only remaining 2-10-4 Texas type steam locomotive of the 47 built for the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. B&LE 643 is a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway reported higher second quarter profits on Friday despite a traffic slump and disruptive Midwestern flooding. BNSF’s pre-tax profit rose 7%, to $1.8 billion, as revenue rose 0.3%, to $5.9 billion, corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway reported in a regulatory filing. The railroad’s operating ratio improved 2.1 points to 65.4% for […]
CORRY, Pa. — A fund-raising effort to return a narrow-gauge Class A Climax locomotive used in Alaska during the gold rush to the place where it was built is nearing completion. The Corry Railroad and Industrial Leads Society is raising $75,000 to purchase, transport and restore the wood-framed locomotive — one of only two Class […]
Conway Scenic’s Dave Swirk with founder Dwight Smith and longtime employee George Small standing in front of 7470 after it was named for Dwight. Brian Solomon NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — On the Sunday, the 45th anniversary of Conway Scenic Railroad’s first revenue run, the railroad named steam locomotive No. 7470 after founder Dwight Smith. Conway […]
Keokuk Junction Railway’s F units are making their final run Tuesday. Shown working Hollis pass at Mapleton, Ill., on June 5, 2019, are FP9A 1750, F9B 1761 and GP20 2003 at work on Toledo Peoria & Western Railway trackage. Steve Smedley LAHARPE, Ill. — Under the every good thing eventually comes to an end category, […]
Phoenix Valley Metro crosses Tempe Town Lake on the Salt River in January 2009. Mike Schaller PHOENIX, Ariz. – Voters in Phoenix will decide whether they will have a future light rail network or any other passenger rail service at all. Proposition 105 would, if passed in an Aug. 27 election, amend the city charter […]
