The Golden Spike National Historic Site

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Tour the Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah with Trains! You’ll see replica locomotives Union Pacific No. 119 and Central Pacific Jupiter along with the many reenactors that bring history to life. Be sure to check out Trains‘ special issue Journey to Promontory, available January 2019, and the companion DVD, available now! […]

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The Golden Spike National Historic Site

Sign marking where 10 miles of track where laid in one day with desert scrub land and mountains as background.

Tour the Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah with Trains! You’ll see replica locomotives Union Pacific No. 119 and Central Pacific Jupiter along with the many reenactors that bring history to life. Be sure to check out Trains‘ special issue Journey to Promontory, available January 2019, and the companion DVD, available now! […]

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Montana Rail Link to install PTC by 2022 NEWSWIRE

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Rail Link will install positive train control technology along more than 600 miles of its main line in Montana and Idaho by 2022, company officials say. Vice President of Operations Stacy Posey tells Trains that MRL will be one of the first railroads of its size to voluntarily install the safety […]

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New railfan tower opens near Cincinnati NEWSWIRE

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A view of the new railfan viewing tower and platform in Ludlow, Ky. David T. Rohdenburg Children gather at a new railroad viewing platform and tower along Norfolk Southern tracks in Ludlow, Ky. David T. Rohdenburg LUDLOW, Ky. — Railfans have a new place to watch trains now that officials in a Cincinnati suburb opened […]

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Service on long-closed line to Churchill to resume soon

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THE PAS, Man. — Although Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised full passenger and freight service restoration to Churchill, Manitoba, “by the end of November”, Trains News Wire has learned that full service could begin within the next few weeks and the tracks should be secure through the winter. Last Friday, the two SD50 and […]

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BNSF Railway reports higher quarterly profits as agricultural, merchandise traffic rise NEWSWIRE

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FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s profits surged in the third quarter as rates rose and the railroad posted strong growth in agricultural and industrial products carloads. Pre-tax earnings grew 10 percent, to $1.9 billion, as revenue climbed 16 percent, to $6.1 billion, BNSF’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Nov. 2. BNSF’s third-quarter operating […]

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Kansas court rules for BNSF in grade-crossing case

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TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Court of Appeals has found for BNSF Railway in a case regarding state law on blocked grade crossings, saying in a decision released Friday that federal jurisdiction preempts state law. Officials in Chase County, Kan., had cited the railroad for blocking grade crossings for more than the 10 minutes allowed […]

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Metra F59PHIs get ready for service NEWSWIRE

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F59PHI No. 84 shows its new lettering in late October. Metra CHICAGO – Metra’s newest locomotives are being prepped for service by the company’s mechanical forces. The agency has purchased 21 former Amtrak F59PHIs previously operated on Amtrak’s West Coast routes. The purchase eliminates the model from Amtrak’s roster and makes the Chicago commuter agency […]

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Report: Metro carmaker Kawasaki could exit rail business NEWSWIRE

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WASHINGTON — The maker of Washington Metro’s troubled 7000-series railcars may exit the car-building business, the Washington Post reports. The Post cited a Jiji Press report in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries CEO Yoshinori Kanehana said the company may restructure or close the rail business if it does not improve. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that […]

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