HENDERSON, Texas — A $15 million project to rebuild a former Union Pacific branch line has been announced by the line’s owner, the Rusk County Rural Rail District, and the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The Henderson-Overton Branch, an approximately 15-mile line connecting its two namesake communities, has been owned by the district since […]
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Zoo, which will close out its history of steam-powered train operations later this year, plans to operate its remaining steam locomotive for its 15-inch gauge railroad, 4-6-2 No. 1924, on 10 days in August, most of them weekends. Scheduled operating dates are Aug. 9-10, 15-18, 23-24, and 30-31. Dates are […]
DeLAND, Fla. — Orlando-area commuter service SunRail will begin operations on its new 12-mile northern extension to DeLand on Monday, Aug. 12, the operator has announced. The station, at 2491 Old New York Avenue, is also served by Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Silver Star. It hosted the first of two open-house events to familiarize prospective […]
Montana’s U.S. Route 2 The former Great Northern “Hi-Line” across Montana is BNSF’s primary route to the Pacific Northwest. The BNSF route across Montana is paralleled by U.S Route 2 instead of an interstate highway and is a boon to the railfan. For 557 miles, U.S. 2 is alongside BNSF from Whitefish in the western […]
PARIS — French national rail operator SNCF reported it has completed repairs from Friday’s series of infrastructure tracks, with the high-speed TGV lines operating as planned today (Sunday, July 28) and full service anticipated for Monday. Fiber-optic cables used for system used for signals and switches were cut or damaged in arson attacks at three […]
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing two lawsuits over her decision to block Manhattan’s congestion pricing, a move which created a $15 billion hole in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority budget and has forced the transit agency to delay a number of capital projects. The news site amNY.com reports one lawsuit has […]
WASHINGTON — Eight members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation have again written Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, asking for federal intervention in the ongoing service issues on the Northeast Corridor. The letter, dated Friday, July 26, is signed by U.S. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, Robert J. Menendez, Frank Pallone Jr., Josh Gottheimer, Andy Kim, Donald Norcross, Bill […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National reopened its main line through Jasper, Alberta, this morning and began moving a backlog of traffic that had built up this week while wildfires threatened and ultimately engulfed part of the resort town. “After inspecting its infrastructure on Thursday afternoon, CN collaborated with the Unified Incident Command center to revise and […]
HAMBURG, N.Y. — The James E. Strates Shows carnival train, the last of its kind, is scheduled to run to the Erie County Fairgrounds south of Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday, Aug. 1. The train, which has been sidelined since the pandemic, is currently en route to Buffalo, N.Y., in regular merchandise service on CSX. Once […]
PARIS — Investigations are underway in France to identify who carried out a series of targeted arson attacks at key points on the country’s TGV high speed rail network in the early hours of today (July 26), hours before the official opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games to be held on the river Seine […]
WASHINGTON — The Short Line Safety Institute has released a Federal Railroad Administration research results paper analyzing the 20 Safety Culture Assessments conducted on short line railroads in 2023, which identified five areas of strength across the railroads and five areas for improvement. “Our process for measuring safety culture is the most comprehensive and robust […]
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — Patriot Rail’s Blue Ridge Scenic Railway today named its station in honor of retired CEO John Fenton. The railroad held a dedication ceremony to officially name the depot Fenton Station in recognition of Fenton’s contributions to the scenic railroad, as well as Patriot Rail’s more than 30 short lines. During his […]
