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A Viewliner roomette rolls through Florida on the Silver Meteor in May 2018. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON—When two people ride together in an Amtrak roomette, the total fare is normally comprised of one room charge and two rail fares, each generally similar to what the travelers would pay riding in coach. Through Tuesday, Dec. 11, Amtrak’s […]
Crowds greet the George H.W. Bush funeral train in Navasota, Texas, on its journey Thursday from Spring, Texas, to College Station. Bush was buried alongside his wife and daughter Thursday at his presidential library on the campus of Texas A&M in College Station. Zach Pumphery In Spring, Texas, the casket of President George H.W. Bush […]
NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration has certified that Port Authority Trans-Hudson’s system-wide signal upgrade has met the federal regulatory requirements for positive train control, achieving formal completion ahead of the FRA’s Dec. 31 deadline and providing vital safety enhancements to the railway. PATH is the first railroad system in the region and one […]
Videographer Rich Luckin and Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn discuss the new PBS documentary, Journey to Promontory. It’s the saga of the first transcontinental railroad. On the 150th anniversary of this accomplishment, hear about the new video available from Kalmbach Media that tells the story of the Golden Spike. Be sure to pick up the […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Railroad has resumed operations after being shut down by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the Anchorage area on Friday, Nov. 30. The first train to successfully cover the railroad’s entire route since the quake did so on Monday evening, with full service resuming Tuesday, Dec. 4, following the completion of […]
UP 4141 will lead the Bush funeral train. Steve Schmollinger COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Bush funeral train will be difficult but worthwhile to see. On Thursday Dec. 6, the remains of President George H. W. Bush will be transported by train from Spring, Texas, to their final resting place at the George Bush Presidential […]
U.S. Presidents have traveled by train almost as long as there have been rails on the continent. Learn more with these two downloadable PDFs looking back at the relationship between Richard Nixon and the railroads and George H.W. Bush’s 1992 campaign train. […]
Union Pacific No. 4141, the George H.W. Bush unit, leads a southbound train through Fort Worth, Texas, on July 4, 2008. The locomotive will lead Thursday’s funeral train for former President Bush. Steve Schmollinger The funeral train for President George H.W. Bush is a rare moment when railroads and railroading are in the general media […]
OAKMONT, Pa. — Carload Express, Inc. today announced a second expansion of rail freight service in the Delmarva Peninsula. Carload’s Delmarva Central Railroad was selected through competitive bid to operate two rail lines owned by the State of Delaware, extending from Georgetown to near Harbeson, Delaware (the “Lewes Running Track”) and from Ellendale to near […]
Jim Foote, CSX Transportation CEO CSX Corp. NEW YORK — When Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel said in October that the spread of Precision Scheduled Railroading made Class I consolidation more likely, it stirred the pot of merger speculation. So it was no surprise last week that Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz and CSX Transportation […]
NEW YORK — If you want to see the beginning of Norfolk Southern’s move toward an operating plan based on the principles of Precision Scheduled Railroading, look no further than train 23G. A few times a week, the international intermodal train linking St. Louis; Louisville, Ky.; and Norfolk, Va.; pauses in Knoxville, Tenn., to pick […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads a tour of Amtrak’s damaged Hudson River tunnel in October. Gov. Andrew Cuomo via Flickr Options for the Hudson River tunnel project, from Trains, September 2018. TRAINS: Rick Johnson NEW YORK — Partisan political bickering hasn’t helped the aging Hudson River tunnels that carry 200,000 Amtrak riders and NJ […]
