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Magazine: Trains Magazine
Trains, December 2015
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Dan Ranger, author and tourist railway advocate, 1938-2015 NEWSWIRE
Dan Ranger CHAMA, N.M. — Steam locomotive expert, tourist railroad manager, and railway preservation advocate Dan Ranger died Friday at his home in Chama, N.M., He was 77. Ranger was executive director of the Tourist Railway Association Inc. in the late 1990s and 2000s, and had retired as general manager of the Cumbres & Toltec […]
Voting trusts, what they mean in a CP deal for NS NEWSWIRE
Former Illinois Central SD40-3 No. 6251 leads a Canadian National train near Stewart, Minn., earlier this year. Canadian Pacific’s bid for Norfolk Southern includes provisions for a voting trust of a type last used when CN bought IC in the late 1990s. Matt Krause When Norfolk Southern’s board of directors formally rejected Canadian Pacific’s $28 […]
Tech company’s device can detect in cab cell phone calls NEWSWIRE
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — New in-cab locomotive technology designed to identify communications over cellular frequencies is now working on U.S. railroads, Wi-Tronix officials tell Trains News Wire. The Illinois-based company has deployed its “Mobile Phone Detection System” on at least one Class I railroad and one California short line railroad. The company could not disclose which […]
UPDATE: CP makes third offer for NS NEWSWIRE
Canadian Pacific slightly sweetened its bid for Norfolk Southern today, offering NS shareholders what amounts to an insurance policy on the stock price of the combined company while the merger is under regulatory review. “We are increasing our offer to NS shareholders by as much as $3.4 billion through the addition of a contingent value […]
‘The greatest railroader of all time’
Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern networks with most major routes shown. Trains: Rick Johnson CALGARY, Alberta — Bill Ackman, Canadian Pacific’s activist shareholder, says in a conference call today that E. Hunter Harrison is the “greatest railroader of all time” and that he is the premium Norfolk Southern shareholders would receive regardless of whether a […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route
The Trains Presents video series takes you to Virginia to examine operations on Norfolk Southern’s now-closed former Virginian Railway main line. Learn more about this mountain railroad, only from Trains! […]
‘Piedmont’ cab ride video
Ride along with Trains Magazine passenger correspondent Bob Johnston on Amtrak’s northbound Piedmont, train No. 73, between Cary and Durham, N.C. This September 2015 trip features a look at corridor improvements funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. NCDOT Rail Division Manager of Design and Construction Jason Orthner answers questions while engineer Fred Gibson […]
Railfans document near-miss in Fostoria on Sunday NEWSWIRE
The two trains remained by the diamond after the incident during the investigation. This view looks east from the Fostoria Railpark. FOSTORIA, Ohio – Railfans watching trains at the popular Fostoria Railpark believe they nearly witnessed a collision between two trains Sunday at the famous diamond crossing between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern in northwest […]
Analyst: RoadRailer a ‘missed opportunity’ for industry NEWSWIRE
Brian Schmidt FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A leading intermodal analysts says that Norfolk Southern’s decision to scale back use of its RoadRailer trailer trains is a “missed opportunity” for the industry. Earlier this month, NS discontinued most of its RoadRailer trains and is incorporating traffic that was once moved by its Fort Wayne-based Triple Crown […]
History and heritage merge with CSX Santa Train w/GALLERY NEWSWIRE
FULL SCREEN Ron Flanary The 2015 CSX Santa Train heads toward the Sandy Ridge Tunnel south of Trammel, Va. FULL SCREEN Chase Gunnoe Santa Claus hands out gifts to families from the year of the CSX Santa Train Saturday, Nov. 21. FULL SCREEN Chase Gunnoe Inside the CSX Santa Train, thousands of presents, pieces of […]
