Former Denver & Rio Grande and Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 168, a narrow-gauge 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler steam locomotive is now on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad property. Workers moved the locomotive from downtown Colorado Springs on Sept. 24 to restore the engine to operating condition. John Bush ANTONITO, Colo. – Former Denver & […]
What’s in a picture? In this one a brown-painted automatic equipment identification, or AEI, reader barely pokes out of a slope along a Conrail right-of-way in New Jersey. Railroads are alarmed that the AEI readers might be spread throughout the country, gathering and sharing information on freight moves without their knowledge. Two images: An Association […]
On a dreary fall afternoon situated east of Elmore in the hamlet of Garwood, W.Va., depicts Norfolk Southern train U86 struggling to maintain 10 mph as it crawls across a trestle and into Tunnel 9, located beneath the photographer. Evidence of the Virginian electrification is still visible in this section along the old Princeton Deepwater […]
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In this episode, host Drew Halverson quite literally takes railfanning to new heights! Drew and The Danneman Boys head back to Lombard Canyon, Montana, where they barnstorm BNSF and MRL trains, all with the help of pilot Charlie Conway and his plane Bessie. Watch as the crew captures stunning aerial images on a DTA trek […]
A Triple Crown Services RoadRailer trailer in transit. Brian Schmidt NORFOLK, Va. — Expect to see fewer RoadRailer trailers in the coming months as Triple Crown Services cuts back on jobs, trailers, and routes. In a statement early Friday morning, Norfolk Southern says it will restructure its Triple Crown Service subsidiary by laying off as […]
HASTINGS, Minn. – When police nabbed two Minnesota men for vandalizing freight cars, they say they also found a freight car model with a hand-painted design. KSTP TV in Minneapolis reports that police responded to calls for two men jumping between freight cars. Police say Canadian Pacific employees followed the men and wrote down their […]
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The Delaware-Lackawanna maintains a fleet of Alco-built diesel locomotives at its Scranton, Pa., shops. Check out this free diesel locomotive roster, and learn more about the railroad and the men who keep these relics rolling in Locomotive 2015! […]
BNSF Logistics says it has priority access to Schnabel car KWUX 101: a 20-axle flat car used to move heavy loads over railroads. BNSF Logistics FLOWER MOUND, Texas — BNSF Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, says that the company, along with Siemens Energy, Inc., has an exclusive arrangement to market and operate the KWUX 101 […]
