NS train derails in Ohio after collision with truck

Aerial view of derailment following collision at grade crossing

NORTH LAWRENCE, Ohio — Nineteen cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in North Lawrence on Monday morning after the train hit a truck at a grade crossing, the Canton Repository newspaper reports. No injuries were reported after law enforcement and fire agencies responded to the collision at about 7:45 a.m. The accident occurred at […]

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Cleanup continues from BNSF derailment in East Galesburg, Ill.

Heavy equipment working on railroad tracks with derailed cars off to one side

EAST GALESBURG, Ill. — A grade crossing remains closed and cleanup is ongoing in the wake of an Aug. 3 derailment of a BNSF Railway intermodal train, the Galesburg Register-Mail reports. The State Street crossing at the derailment site is expected to reopen next week, a BNSF spokesman told the railroad. Darrell Corbin, acting mayor […]

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Milwaukee, Racine & Troy American Car & Foundry 2,980-cubic-foot Center Flow covered hopper

Blue covered hopper

American Car & Foundry 2,980-cubic-foot Center Flow covered hopper Scale: N (1:160) Price: $44.98 Era: 1985+ Manufacturer: Produced by Micro-Trains Line Co., available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com Features: Injection-molded plastic construction Separate roof, end cages, and stirrup steps Factory-installed brake wheel and four round hatch covers Two-piece outlet gates Pin-mounted roller-bearing trucks Plastic wheelsets […]

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Pennsy Santa train ride

Commemorative Santa train ride button

Pennsy Santa train ride: There is an indelible link between kids, trains, and Christmas; even the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad found a way to offer a Santa train ride to kids.   Growing up in 1950s Fort Wayne, Ind., I remember the Pennsylvania Railroad as a prominent player in the city’s life. Also prominent was Fort […]

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Davenport, Iowa, council approves deal with Canadian Pacific

Freight train with red locomotives on tracks near river

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport’s aldermen have approved an agreement with Canadian Pacific in which the railroad will provide up to $10 million to mitigate impacts of the planned merger with Kansas City Southern, which could triple freight traffic through the city. In return, the city will not oppose the merger. The vote at Wednesday’s city […]

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Grade-separation projects in Illinois, Alabama receive federal backing

Logo of Springfield Rail Improvements Project

Grade-separation projects in Springfield, Ill., and Sheffield, Ala., are among the latest projects to receive grants under the Department of Transportation’s RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) program. In Springfield, a $19.8 million grant will fund an overpass at North Grand Avenue over Norfolk Southern and Illinois Midland rail lines. In a press […]

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Rock Island FA diesel

Steam locomotive with freight train

Rock Island FA diesels 151 and 145 doublehead with 4-8-4 5119 on a westbound freight at Joliet, Ill., in fall 1951. The train is passing JD tower, where RI crossed the Santa Fe and GM&O. Wallace W. Abbey photo […]

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News photo: Demolition of Deshler, Ohio, station begins

Heavy machinery knocking down brick building

DESHLER, Ohio — After years of neglect, the former Baltimore & Ohio railroad station in Deshler, the community known as “Crossroads of the B&O,” is coming down. The building last saw a passenger train in 1971, has been closed since the 1990s, and was damaged by a coal hopper in an April 2002 derailment. The […]

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Busing plan changes for South Shore line construction

South Shore Line cars parked on railroad track

GARY, Ind. — South Shore Line commuter rail service has entered a new phase of busing as part of the continuing project to double track the main line between Gary and Michigan City, Ind. As of Saturday, Aug. 6, a bus bridge is operating between the Gary Metro station and Carroll Avenue station in Michigan […]

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