BELLEVUE, Ohio — Residents in a northern Ohio community are filing a federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern because they allege its Moorman hump yard in Bellevue is too noisy. The Murray & Murray law firm recently filed a class-action federal lawsuit against the Class I railroad for what they refer to as “one of the […]
Magazine: Trains Magazine
VRE throttles back Gainesville, Haymarket expansion plans NEWSWIRE
A southbound VRE commuter train arrives at Alexandria, Va., in August 2013. Alex Mayes ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Managers at Virginia Railway Express have decided to table further studies on extending commuter rail service to Gainesville or Haymarket in northern Virginia, Inside Nova reports. Instead, the agency is shifting its efforts on a rehabilitation of its […]
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Chessie System painted B30-7 emerges from CSX shops in West Virginia NEWSWIRE
Freshly painted C&O GE B30-7 No. 8272 sits outside of CSX’s paint booth in Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday, March 18. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A locomotive repainted into Chessie System colors has emerged from CSX Transportation’s Huntington locomotive shops. The B30-7, C&O No. 8272, formerly CSX No. 5554, was spotted outside of the facility’s […]
Motive Power Resources completes first locomotive rebuild NEWSWIRE
Employees of Motive Power Resources, Inc. celebrate the completion of the company’s first locomotive overhaul in Minooka, Ill. Motive Power Resources, Inc. MINOOKA, Ill. — Motive Power Resources, Inc., has completed its first locomotive overhaul at its shop complex in Minooka. The rebuilt EMD SD38 locomotive features new on-board preventative maintenance technologies, rebuilt mechanics and […]
NRE to overhaul Connecticut DOT commuter rail locomotives NEWSWIRE
A Connecticut Department of Transportation GP40 leads a westbound Shore Line East train at Clinton, Conn. Scott Hartley MT. VERNON, Ill. — National Railway Equipment will overhaul six Connecticut Department of Transportation GP40-2H locomotives, according to an NRE press release. The release states that NRE will produce over 90 percent of the locomotive content in […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 35 – Navigating Northern Ontario
Host Drew Halverson, along with pals Mike, Charlie, and KJ, conclude their Great Lakes gallop, chasing Canadian Pacific Rwy. trains along Northern Ontario’s picturesque Lake Superior shoreline. Though less harried than other routes, the action on CP’s Heron Bay and Nipigon Subdivisions between Thunder Bay and Marathon, Ontario, keeps Drew and The Crew hopping and […]
Judge clears way for Pacific Imperial asset sale NEWSWIRE
LOS ANGELES — The sale of bankrupt Pacific Imperial Railroad assets with a potential intermodal connection to Mexico is moving forward as court proceedings continue in California. On March 10 a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of track leases and development rights on the Pacific Imperial’s Desert Line to International Transportation Association LLC. […]
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Trains, partner on 1309 photo event NEWSWIRE
CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and Trains Magazine are offering the first opportunity to photograph newly rebuilt 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 with a freight train in a special three-day event in September. On Sept. 26 to 28, the locomotive from 1949 will pull 14 to 18 freight cars, stopping at several locations on the […]
CN, CP retiring more full-bodied, cowl units NEWSWIRE
Canadian National SD60F No. 5542 as seen at Stillwell, Ind., in 2009 is among the list of cowl units now retired or set to be scrapped. Greg Mross CHICAGO — The ranks of operating cowl locomotives on class I railroads is thinning once again, as Canadian National and Canadian Pacific purge additional locomotives from their […]
Running ‘backward’
A Montana Rail Link local with a GP35 running backward (long hood forward) rolls along the Jefferson River west of Sappington, Mont. Tom Danneman Q In the 2010 movie, “Unstoppable,” movie makers create a lot of drama about running a locomotive backward at high speed. How capable are road and switch engines of operating in […]