Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute Crews working on behalf of Michigan’s Steam Railroading Institute load the boiler for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 No. 175 onto a flatbed truck last weekend. Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute OWOSSO, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute has nearly completed the successful move of former Chicago & North Western […]
A submitted image of Santa Fe FP45 No. 92 which Illinois Railway Museum donors helped to mechanically restore. Illinois Railway Museum UNION, Ill. — One of Santa Fe’s last locomotives to haul the Super Chief is now running again at the Illinois Railway Museum. In a Tuesday news release, museum officials say they’ve restored and […]
The Southwest Chief passes through Hinsdale, Ill., on April 28, 2018. Amtrak’s CEO says the effort to maintain the train must be balanced against the need of the entire national network. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — Responding to a letter from two major private-car organizations, Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson says the passenger railroad […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak officials say they’re looking to replace or upgrade as many as 75 locomotives and have deals in place this year. Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson says the passenger railroad issued a request for proposals June 1 with an eye to having the latest safety features and the lowest emissions possible. “Our diesel locomotive […]
Crews rebuild a washout on the S-line near Ridgecrest, N.C., on June 1. Grady McKinley OLD FORT, N.C. — One of the most scenic and operationally challenging parts of the Norfolk Southern system is out of service after the remains of tropic storm Alberto delivered drenching rains to Western North Carolina. The 141-mile S-line between […]
Union Pacific OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is responding to disruptive technology — including the potential onslaught of platooned and driverless trucks — with technological advancements that aim to make the railroad more competitive. “The world’s changing pretty dramatically. We all see it,” CEO Lance Fritz told investors and analysts at the railroad’s Investor Day […]
The westbound Capitol Limited passes through Goshen, Ind., in March 2018. As of today, the train is one of two losing its full dining-car service. TRAINS: David Lassen TOLEDO, Ohio — Amtrak employee unions are calling on the passenger railroad to reinstate full dining-car service on two routes between the East Coast and Chicago, saying […]
An eastbound express Metra train, operating in push mode, pauses at Western Springs, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2009. You can see the engineer in the window of the cabcar. Paul Hoffmann Q What’s the difference in touch or feel for an engineer running in push mode versus pull mode? Is there a limit to the […]
With its UP cab signal-equipped leader removed, the business train heads east from Proviso Yard towards interchange with Norfolk Southern in Chicago. Mark Hinsdale CHICAGO – Union Pacific dispatched its business train from Council Bluffs, Iowa, eastward on Wednesday towards Croxton, N.J., via Chicago. The special, symbolled PCHCH3 30 departed early in the morning of […]
Oakridge, Ore. Google Maps OAKRIDGE, Ore. — Union Pacific’s Cascade Subdivision in Oregon is shut down this week after a tunnel collapsed near Oakridge. UP spokesperson Justin Jacobs says part of the tunnel roof collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, impacting about 50 feet of track. The collapse occurred while maintenance was being conducted on the tunnel […]
MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada cancelled two departures of its flagship train, the Vancouver-Toronto Canadian, over the weekend, in an effort to recover after a westbound train fell almost two days behind schedule [see “‘Canadian’ trip facing epic delays,” Trains News Wire, May 25] Cancelled were the westbound train that was originally scheduled to depart […]
An Amtrak coach attendant helps a mother and child aboard the Coast Starlight at Albany, Ore., on Aug. 27, 2013. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — In a meeting last week, Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson told the head of the Rail Passengers Association that the company “will continue to operate, and even selectively upgrade, what […]
