CHICAGO — Anacostia Rail Holdings Company and Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners today announced the formation of Precision Terminal Logistics, a jointly owned entity that will operate, build, and acquire transloading terminals across the U.S. In conjunction with its formation, PTL has acquired select assets from Arrow Material Services, LLC, a provider of transloading and […]
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SR 4501 masquerades as L&N 1593 NEWSWIRE
SR 4501 dressed as L&N 1593 departs Chattanooga Saturday. Charles Buccola CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Four years ago, the Louisville & Nashville Historical Society worked with members of the brand-new Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., to cosmetically alter the appearance of C&O number 2716 to resemble an L&N M-1 class 2-8-4, number 1992 (one number higher than […]
Texas railroading still recovering from flooding caused by Hurricane Imelda NEWSWIRE
BEAUMONT, Texas — Following heavy rains last week, Kansas City Southern has reopened trackage between Beaumont and Houston while Union Pacific still has freight embargoes on its Beaumont, Houston, and Lafayette Subdivisions, railroad officials say. Closures stemmed from flooding caused by Tropical Depression Imelda. KCS officials advise shippers to “expect delays for some time until […]
Trains’ quick tour of the 2019 Railway Interchange show floor in Minneapolis NEWSWIRE
MINNEAPOLIS — Join Trains’ editors for a quick tour of the convention floor for the bi-annual Railway Interchange conference being held, this week, in Minneapolis. More information is available online. […]
Wabtec releases video about new main line battery locomotive NEWSWIRE
WILMERDING, Pa. — Locomotive maker Wabtec is amping up promotion of its coming main line battery-powered locomotive. On Sunday, the Wilmerding-based rail supplier posted a new video to YouTube highlighting the proposed workings and benefits of a battery-powered locomotive for main line running. The approximately 3-minute video shows artists renderings of the locomotive along with […]
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Big Boy test run today; flash visit opportunity this afternoon in Cheyenne NEWSWIRE
UP 4014 will be in steam today in Cheyenne. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Big Boy is alive again. Union Pacific No. 4014 was expected to make a short test run today and the Cheyenne Depot Museum announced a flash visit this afternoon. The museum posted the following on its Facebook page this morning: […]
Dallas agency breaks ground for Silver Line rail project
DALLAS — More than 30 years after the project was first proposed, Dallas Area Rapid Transit has broken ground on the Silver Line commuter rail line. Multiple groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday along the route of the 26-mile line, NBC-5 of Dallas-Fort Worth reports. The route will use a former Cotton Belt right-of-way to connect […]
MTA announces first 48 stations to receive accessibility upgrades under capital plan NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the first 48 subway stations to be upgraded to full accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act under its proposed capital plan for 2020-24. Increased ADA compliance is one of the primary goals of the capital plan outlined earlier this week [see “MTA outlines 2020-24 capital plan,” […]
NS to test compressed natural gas tender and BNSF units in coal service NEWSWIRE
CNGMotive’s new, purpose-built compressed natural gas tender resembles an intermodal well car. Chris Guss NEW CASTLE, Pa. – At a press event at Kasgro Rail’s New Castle, Pa., facility yesterday, CNGMotive unveiled the industry’s first compressed natural gas tender. Tender GCNX No. 5001 was built new at Kasgro for CNGMotive and features 28 separate CNG […]
Texas traffic for Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, stalls in face of flooding along Gulf Coast NEWSWIRE
Kansas City Southern lines affected by flooding Kansas City Southern BEAUMONT, Texas — Heavy rains and flash floods interrupted Gulf Coast operations of Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern along the Texas coast line. With more than 10 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Imelda stalled Wednesday over the Beaumont area, Union Pacific officials predicted […]
