CHICAGO — Two unrelated incidents made for a bumpy evening commute Thursday for riders on Metra’s BNSF line. First, trains were stopped briefly after a truck struck a bridge near Western Avenue about 3:30 p.m. Trains were moving again by 4 p.m. with residual delays of 20 to 25 minute, WMAQ-TV reported. Later, a locomotive […]
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C&TS rotary snowplow OY takes an important trip NEWSWIRE
Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 No. 463 pushes rotary OY toward Cumbres Pass Thursday. Charlest Weston CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Denver & Rio Grande Western 1923 rotary snow plow OY made its way to restoration Thursday with a trip across the 64-mile narrow gauge railroad from Chama, N.M., to Antonito, Colo. […]
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley delays opening of Durbin-Cass connection NEWSWIRE
CASS, W.Va. – The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will not open its Durbin to Cass connection until after the fall season. Track crews have maintained, and at times, operated ahead of, a schedule on its track rehabilitation effort, however a 40-foot bridge is in need of replacement, and that project is being overseen by […]
LA Metro names five to senior management positions NEWSWIRE
LOS ANGELES — LA Metro has announced moves to fill five key senior management positions. Joining the staff or being named to new positions are: — Nadine Lee, who becomes permanent chief of staff after six months in an interim role. She will work with CEO Phillip A. Washington to implement projects funded by Measure […]
LA Metro works to close light rail’s ‘missing link’ NEWSWIRE
L.A. Metro workers lead a tour through one of the Regional Connector tunnels between the Little Tokyo/Arts District and Historic Broadway stations. LA Metro The Bunker Hill station on the Regional Connector will be more than 100 feet below ground. LA Metro Space constraints for the Historic Broadway station forced LA Metro to use a […]
Truck driver killed, NS train derailed in grade-crossing accident NEWSWIRE
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — The driver of the truck was killed and a Norfolk Southern train derailed after the train hit a garbage truck at a grade crossing on Thursday. 40-year-old Marco Brooks of Memphis died after being airlifted to Regional One Hospital in critical conditions, the Germantown Police department told WATN-TV News. Fourteen cars of […]
Two Illinois counties are rivals for Metra extension that’s unlikely to happen NEWSWIRE
A Metra BNSF train pulls into the Aurora station from the adjacent yard prior to a departure for Chicago on May 25, 2019. Communities in two counties want to see the BNSF route extended to serve them, but any such expansion is unlikely in the near future. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Representatives from two […]
Trains News Wire Round-up for the week of June 14 NEWSWIRE
Each week, the editors of Trains bring you a round-up of rail news you can use. This week, editors discuss Union Pacific Big Boy’s Midwest tour, commodity declines in the U.S., and new Amtrak Acelas being built. […]
Amtrak partially restores ‘Missouri River Runner’ service NEWSWIRE
ST. LOUIS — Amtrak has partially restored Missouri River Runner service between St. Louis and Kansas City, beginning operation of one daily round trip as of this morning. The morning departure in each direction — Train No. 311, which leaves St. Louis at 9:15 a.m., and train No. 314, an 8:15 a.m. departure from Kansas […]
Amtrak releases pictures of the new Acelas under construction in New York NEWSWIRE
A side-on view of an Alstom-built Acela power car under construction at Alstom’s shops in Hornell, N.Y. Amtrak NEW YORK – Amtrak’s new, state-of-the-art, high-speed Acela trainsets, which will redefine the customer experience on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor when they enter service on the Northeast Corridor in 2021, are making significant progress in their construction at […]
FRA grant to help fund rebuilding of crucial St. Louis bridge NEWSWIRE
ST. LOUIS — The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $28.8 million grant for repairs of a key railroad bridge in St. Louis. The grant to the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis is one of 45 rail projects receiving Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grants, as announced Tuesday. [See “FRA awards $326 million […]
In wake of derailments, MBTA to seek outside assessment NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — The head of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority says the agency will seeks an outside review of its operations in the wake of two light-rail derailments in a four-day span and four so far in 2019. The Associated Press reports that MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak wants “a fresh set of eyes” to […]
