Learn about BNSF Railway’s amazing main lines between Chicago and Galesburg, Ill., with our three-page foldout map! See today’s track arrangement, find what abandoned lines one ran in the area, and understand the rich history of railroading in Northern Illinois. […]
SD70ACe No. 1111 Randy Olson Q I recently saw a Norfolk Southern locomotive passing through Vermillion, Ohio, with only four vertical stripes on the cab where a unit number should be. Can you explain what this designation is? — Joseph McCormick, Oberlin, Ohio A The stripes are really four “1s” for NS’s SD70ACe No. 1111. […]
Join Trains Editor Jim Wrinn for a first-hand look at the devastation and reconstruction of a portion of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s main line near Frostburg, Md. Heavy rains washed away a significant portion of the route in early 2016 preventing tourists from seeing the railroad in full splendor. […]
AMARILLO, Texas – Two BNSF Railway trains collided head on near the small town of Panhandle, about 27 miles northeast of Amarillo on Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports from KFDA-TV NewChannel 10 in Amarillo show two double-stack container trains derailed and on fire in a field along the Class I railroad’s main line in the area. […]
After holding a preview and reception in the space on June 23, Amtrak this week opens its new Metropolitan Lounge at Chicago Union Station. The facility for sleeping-car and business-class passengers is twice the size of the 25-year-old lounge it replaces. Join Trains Associate Editor David Lassen for a tour of the facilities and work […]
EMDX SD70ACe T4s Nos. 1609 1610 are being outfitted for demonstration service at CSX’s Queensgate Yard locomotive shop on June 19, 2016. J.E. Landrum CINCINNATI, Ohio – Railfans along CSX Transportation’s Cincinnati to Nashville, Tenn., rail lines may have caught a glimpse of new Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe Tier 4 demonstrators early this week. EMDX SD70ACe […]
Watch as Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 makes its final scheduled mainline runs on Norfolk Southern for 2016 out of Manassas, Va., on June 4 and 5. Only from Trains! […]
Watch as Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 makes its final scheduled mainline runs on Norfolk Southern for 2016 out of Manassas, Va., on June 4 and 5. Only from Trains! […]
CSX Transportation train Q244-07 crosses the swing bridge at Spottsville, Ky., on the railroad’s LH&STL Subdivision on June 7, 2016. The line connects Louisville with Evansville, Ind. Photo by Jeff Wagoner […]
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Former Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 pulls west on Metra’s former Milwaukee Road main line at Franklin Park, Ill., on June 10, 2016, en route to the 2016 Franklin Park Railroad Days. Photo by Benjamin J. Muciek […]
