WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has introduced a bill to give the U.S. Department of Transportation greater oversight of the inspection of railroad bridges, including the ability to investigate claims made by communities that bridges are unsafe. The Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency Act was introduced on Thursday, Aug. 1. U.S. Rep. […]
ADRIAN, Mich. — A runaway freight car from a short line struck a Norfolk Southern train this morning in Adrian, derailing 10 cars of the NS train, the Class I railroad told a local TV station. The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. at a crossing of the NS and the Adrian & Blissfield railroad. […]
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Genesee Valley Transportation has sold two Alco RS3 locomotives to heritage railway Saratoga Corinth & Hudson, the two operations announced today (Aug. 2). Locomotives No. 4103 and 4118, which wore the same numbers with the Delaware & Hudson, were purchased from the Octoraro Railroad and rebuilt at Genesee Valley’s South Scranton Shop. […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — The James E. Strates Shows carnival train made a triumphant final trip Thursday (Aug. 1) when it delivered midway attractions to the Erie County Fair via shortline Buffalo Southern. The nine-car train — which made its way from Strates headquarters in Taft, Fla., to Buffalo, N.Y., in CSX merchandise service last month […]
In every issue News, p. 6 Norfolk Southern’s executive team wins proxy battle, and Amtrak’s Borealis debuts Bill Stephens, p. 10 BNSF and J.B. Hunt try a Quantum leap Great Railfan Railroads, p. 44 Follow the Norfolk Southern across Virginia Brian Solomon, p. 47 Railroad museums are windows to the past Great Railfan Roads, p. […]
Despite its small size, grand scale railroading – well-known for miniature train rides at parks – can be full of uniqueness, character, and history that is as big as the 1:1 scale. The Milwaukee County Zoo’s North Shore Bank Safari Train is a grand example of this as I’ve come to learn of this 15-inch […]
Allentown kaleidoscope When I was a young boy in the 1960s, my family lived within earshot of the Lehigh Valley’s West End industrial branch that traversed the north side of Allentown, Pa. Weekday summer entertainment included a run to my backyard whenever I heard an approaching diesel switcher. As the local passed, I faithfully counted […]
Consultants have been hired this week to develop plans for two lines — Chicago-Fort Wayne-Pittsburgh and the former North Coast Hiawatha route — that are candidates for future passenger service under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development Program. The City of Fort Wayne, Ind., working with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and the […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has applied for almost $300 million in federal grants to address infrastructure needs on the Northeast Corridor, including problems with the catenary system that have led to significant delays in recent months, NJ.com reports. The passenger company is seeking $299.7 million through four Federal Railroad Administration CRISI (Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety […]
WASHINGTON — A CPKC freight train was traveling about 45 mph when 29 cars derailed on July 5 near Bordulac, N.D., leading to a fire involving methanol and anhydrous ammonia, the National Transportation Safety Board said in the preliminary investigation report released today (Thursday, Aug. 1). The fire burned for two days, leading to a […]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Fourteen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed and overturned this morning (Thursday, Aug. 1) in North Little Rock, KATV-TV reports. No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred about 7:45 a.m.; all of the cars involved were empty, a UP representative told the station. The incident occurred on […]
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern is making more than $200 million worth of capacity improvements on its line between Birmingham and Mobile, Ala., to support traffic growth at the Port of Mobile. The 3-B Corridor improvements, announced today, involve building 21 miles of new track, including passing siding projects and expansion of the yard in Wilton, […]
