WASHINGTON — Canadian National says Canadian Pacific Kansas City missed two deadlines when it asked federal regulators to give CN’s proposed acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway a more thorough review. The Surface Transportation Board on Feb. 29 designated the acquisition as a minor transaction. CPKC on March 1 asked the board to consider the $230 […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern and Florida East Coast have announced further expansion of their international and domestic interline service, with logistics, marine, and energy company Crowley using the two railroads’ Florida Express service to move textile products to and from Charlotte, N.C., for garment and apparel manufacturing. “We are focused on providing reliable service and […]
The John Emery Rail Heritage Trust has selected 18 applicants to receive a total of $250,000 in awards for its 2024 grants. The awards were selected from 31 applications requestion almost $850,000. They come from the trust created by Emery, a long-time Chicago resident and rail enthusiast who wanted to help preserve rail equipment and […]
In every issue News, p. 6 Selections by the Federal Railroad Administration shape future passenger corridors Bill Stephens, p. 10 Railroads debate need for service standards Preservation, p. 46 Oldest Electro-Motive Corp. piece to be restored Travel, p. 48 Come for the trains, stay for the food and service […]
WASHINGTON — A rare coalition of rail industry and labor groups have asked the Senate Budget Committee to approve legislation which would permanently exempt railroad unemployment and sickness benefits from sequestration budget cuts. The bill in question, S.1274, the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act, or REEF Act, was introduced by Sen. Deb. Fischer (R-Neb.); […]
What was your first byline in Trains? Steve Smedley: My first byline in Trains was “Confessions of a ‘Sacred Central Illinois’ railfan,” published in the July 2000 issue. By far the most enjoyable article I have produced. Since I worked second shift at The Pantagraph newspaper based in Bloomington, Ill., and prior to that at […]
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — One crew member was taken to the hospital with a wrist injury after a low-speed, head-on collision between two Union Pacific trains on Monday, the Bonners Ferry Herald reports. The trains collided at an estimated 17 mph shortly before noon, Boundary County public information officer Andrew O’Neel told the newspaper. One […]
MILTON, Ontario — A Canadian court has blocked Canadian National Railway’s plans for its Milton Logistics Hub, a $250 million intermodal project first proposed in 2015 and approved by the federal government in 2021. While the government attached 325 environmental conditions to the approval [see “Canadian National’s proposed Toronto-area intermodal terminal …,” Trains News Wire, […]
CLEVELAND — Restoration of Reading T-1 4-8-4 No. 2100 reached a significant milestone with a Federal Railroad Administration hydrostatic test, the American Steam Railroad Preservation Association reports. “It is with the upmost appreciation and gratitude to our supporters that after nine years of work and $1.3 million dollars in funds and volunteered labor value invested, […]
ST. ALBERT, Alberta — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the derailment of a Canadian National Railway train today (Monday, March 4) in St. Albert, the agency has announced. CTV News reports the derailment occurred about 7 a.m. and involved 16 cars, seven of which contained diesel fuel. The other nine were empty. […]
PENINSULA, Ohio — The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad will suspend operations for almost two months beginning this Friday, March 8, “to make substantial upgrades to safety and operating procedures,” the tourist railroad announced today (Monday, March 4). The railroad says in a press release that the suspension, through May 2, will allow “a comprehensive initiative […]
WASHINGTON — Beginning today (Monday, March 4), Amtrak is scheduling four additional Northeast Regional round trips weekdays and two on the weekends between New York and Washington, D.C. The decision to reconfigure seating in each coach so that half of the seats face in different directions [see “Fixed forward and backward seating to speed Northeast Regional […]
