Westbound passengers have missed Canadian Rockies scenery at Jasper, Alta., on a 6 hours-late Canadian on Nov. 21, 2014 Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, B.C. — If you had any doubt that VIA Rail Canada trains are suffering schedule setbacks, look no further than the Aug. 6 Canadian that arrived in Vancouver nearly 24 hours late. The […]
Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 waits at a Wisconsin & Southern siding in Slinger, Wis., to head to a Metra employee event in Chicago. Dan Steingraber HARTFORD, Wis. — Railfans are already capturing images of Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 as it heads south this weekend for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago. The locomotive […]
We take you trackside for Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities! Relive the glory days of Midwest steam excursions and see your favorite locomotives, including Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 and Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built QJs! Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along with its companion […]
Union Pacific’s roving goodwill ambassador, 4-6-6-4 No. 3985, rolls through Cole Junction, Mo., while pulling the Missouri River Eagle special west of Jefferson City, Mo., on Oct 4, 2010. Peter N. Davis photo […]
WASHINGTON — Two transportation agencies are withdrawing a proposed rule that would have been the first step in regulations that could lead to mandatory treatment of obstructive sleep apnea for railroad operating personnel and truck drivers. The timing of the withdrawal on Aug. 5 is consistent with the Trump administration’s initiative to reduce regulatory burden […]
This TSB photo shows a pair of Canadian Pacific locomotives derailed near an interlocking in Toronto after colliding with an eastbound intermodal train. Transportation Safety Board of Canada RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada have determined an August 2016 collision between two Canadian Pacific freight trains occurred when one […]
CHICAGO — The private corporation seeking to build a new 261-mile railroad to bypass Chicago freight congestion is challenging objections from opponents of the $2.8 billion project in a new filing with the federal regulatory agency that will ultimately decide the proposal’s fate. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. told the U.S. Surface Transportation Board last […]
The two refurbished NCDOT locomotives are former GO Transit commuter rail units. North Carolina Department of Transportation RALEIGH, N.C. — A pair of former Toronto GO Transit locomotives will now haul passengers between Raleigh and Charlotte for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Elected officials, rail representatives, and North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper gathered […]
A CSX Transportation freight train derailed at least 32 cars near Hyndman, Pa. on Wednesday morning impacting both freight and passenger railroads. MP208 HYNDMAN, Pa. — Amtrak’s Capitol Limited between Washington and Chicago will be running on a modified schedule for the next four days after a CSX Transportation freight train derailed more than 30 […]
Join Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn and video producer Rich Luckin for an early look at our next DVD production: “Selling Sunshine, the Florida Trains,” available in late August 2017. You’ll learn about the passenger trains that opened the Sunshine State to tourism and the railroads they ran on. […]
Join Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn and video producer Rich Luckin for an early look at our next DVD production: “Selling Sunshine, the Florida Trains,” available in late August 2017. You’ll learn about the passenger trains that opened the Sunshine State to tourism and the railroads they ran on. […]
Steam locomotive restoration specialist Gary Bensman cuts out staybolts for replacement on Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Tuesday, May 9. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn CUMBERLAND, Md. — The cost of restoring former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 continues to rise, but John Garner, superintendent of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad said Aug. 1 […]
